Organic dust, endotoxin, and ammonia exposures in the North Carolina poultry processing industry

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• Personal Author:
  Akin RE ; Boone WP ; Lenhart, Steven W. ; Morris PD ; Olenchock, Stephen A. ; Service WS
• Description:
  The exposure of chicken growers, catchers, and hangers daily to airborne contaminants in the poultry processing industry was examined. Personal samples collected at 22 North Carolina poultry farms for 26 growers showed geometric mean 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) concentrations of 11.6mg/m3 for inhalable dust, inhalable endotoxin, 3ng/m3 for respirable endotoxin, and 19 parts per million (ppm) for ammonia (7664417). Personal sampling of 36 chicken catchers produced geometric mean 8 hour TWA concentrations of 20.2mg/m3 for inhalable dust, 1.75mg/m3 for respirable dust, 250ng/m3 for inhalable endotoxin, 13ng/m3 for respirable endotoxin, and 6ppm for ammonia. The personal sampling of six chicken handlers produced geometric mean 8 hour TWA concentrations of 17mg/m3 for inhalable dust and 830ng/m3 for inhalable endotoxin. The authors conclude that the North Carolina poultry growers, catchers, and hangers may be at risk of experiencing respiratory dysfunction. The authors recommend the use of respiratory protective equipment for poultry growers and catchers, and local exhaust ventilation for poultry hangers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Food-Processing Industry Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Dust-exposure Food-processing-industry NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Poultry-workers Respirable-dust Toxic-gases Toxins
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00205748
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1990 Sep; 5(9):611-618
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:62b5dab275bd6f67988afd9ffe6fa40d17dd030f4960f24f726393708e9b6bb0f5ddd82d0919ef49597023dc2fb50cde092005dbe58f1e202bd483d3fd0fb6ae
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205293/cdc_205293_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.10 MB ]