Occupational Exposure to Particulate Matter and Endotoxin for California Dairy Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Bennett DH ; Garcia J ; Mitchell D ; Mitloehner FM ; Reynolds SJ ; Schenker MB ; Tancredi D
• Description:
  Occupational exposure of dairy workers to particulate matter (PM) and endotoxin has been considered by some to be of potential concern. This paper reports personal exposure concentrations of PM (microg/m3) and endotoxin (EU/m3) for 226 workers from 13 California dairies. Arithmetic mean personal concentrations for PM2.5, inhalable PM and endotoxin were 48 microg/m3 (N = 222), 987 microg/m3 (N = 225) and 453 EU/m3 (N = 225), respectively. Using mixed effects models, time spent re-bedding of freestall barns versus any other job conducted on a dairy led to the highest exposure for PM2.5, inhalable PM, and endotoxin. Personal exposure concentrations were found to be greater than those reported for ambient area based concentrations at the same dairies. A pseudo R-square approach revealed that one area based measure combined with time spent performing tasks explained a significant portion of variation in personal exposure concentrations. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Aerosols
  • Agriculture
  • Dairy Products
  • Dust
  • Endotoxins
  • Farmers
  • Lipids
  • Livestock
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Dairy products
  • Animal handlers
  • Animal husbandry workers
  • Agricultural workers
  • Agricultural processes
  • Agriculture
  • Farmers
  • Livestock industry
  • Cattle
  • Risk management
  More +
• ISSN:
  1438-4639
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  56-62
• Volume:
  216
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052136
• Citation:
  Int J Hyg Environ Health 2013 Jan; 216(1):56-62
• Contact Point Address:
  Deborah H. Bennett, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, United States
• Email:
  dhbennett@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20270914
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211725/cdc_211725_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 428.83 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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