Developing a Method to Estimate Aerosol Generation During Poultry Slaughtering and Defeathering (Dataset)

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• Personal Author:
  Biswas D ; Clark A ; Fahad MH ; Giasuddin M ; Hassan MZ ; Hossain K ; Kennedy ED ; Kile JC ; LeBoa C ; Lindsley, William G. ; Mortaza SMG ; Rahman M ; Rahman MS ; Rimi NA ; Saifullah MK ; Shanta IS ; Sultana R ; Swarna ST ; Swayne DE
• Description:
  Influenza viruses can be aerosolized during the slaughter of infected chickens, which can increase the risk of zoonotic transmission. We conducted experiments to monitor aerosol generation during slaughtering and defeathering to help identifying methods that produce the least aerosols. During slaughtering experiments, aerosol monitors recorded higher particle concentrations at human breathing height than the barrel height. The median particle concentrations at human breathing height were 67 µg/m3 (IQR 44-121) for the PATS+ monitors and 34 µg/m3 (IQR 34-64) for the SidePak(TM) monitor. For the defeathering experiments, the median particle concentrations recorded by the PATS+ monitors were not significantly different between human breathing height (41 µg/m3, IQR 29-49) and defeathering machine height (37 µg/m3, IQR 29-44). The experimental design allowed us to measure increases in aerosol concentrations during slaughtering and defeathering. This protocol can be used to test airborne particle generation during different slaughtering and defeathering techniques in order to identify procedures that can minimize workers' exposure to potentially hazardous aerosol particles. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Communicable Diseases Food Industry Influenza, Human Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Aerosol Particles Disease Transmission Infectious Diseases Influenza Monitors Particulates Poultry Viral Infections Zoonoses
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHRD-1113-2025-0
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Dataset
• Genre:
  Research Dataset
• Place as Subject:
  Atlanta Region [OSHA] ; California ; Georgia ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA] ; San Francisco Region [OSHA] ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070708
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Research Dataset RD-1113-2025-0, 2025 Apr; :dataset
• Contact Point Address:
  Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch (ACIB), Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Developing a method to estimate aerosol generation during poultry slaughtering and defeathering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ac8be146fd3beec2b4f2bd80ba3029bd3fcb3e3cfcc9480ed0b73eb6663e2582edf1922d21130d0216f85efbf34790ee9340ce7eef3cc2f2998f31eaaca0c1ce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208881/cdc_208881_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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