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Electrostatic dust collector: a passive screening method to assess occupational exposure to organic dust in primary health care centers

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dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Ana
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Anita Quintal
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Susana
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-22T14:54:53Z
dc.date.available2019-03-22T14:54:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.descriptionEXPOsE—for establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settings (02/SAICT/2016—Project No. 23222).pt_PT
dc.description.abstractPassive methods, such as electrostatic dust collectors (EDCs), allow determination of contamination levels for a long period of time, while air samples can only reproduce the load for a shorter period of time. We intended to analyze the suitability of EDC for identifying critical workstations of occupational exposure to particulate matter and for characterizing the bioburden present in ten primary health care centers (PHCC). Dust was allowed to settle for 15 days on EDCs (N = 81). Particle counts and size distribution (0.3, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, and 10 μm) were measured with direct-reading equipment. The results were considered significant at a 5% significance level. Significant correlations were detected between EDC weight (g) and particle counts of inhalation fraction (r = 0.235, p = 0.035), mass (μg m −3 ) of inhalation fraction (r = 0.235, p = 0.035), and total particulate matter (TPM) (mg m −3 ; r = 0.238, p = 0.033). Fungal contamination levels on malt extract agar (MEA) ranged from 0 to 53,397.03 CFU m −2. Chrysonilia sitophila (96.75%) was the most frequent fungus. The total bacterial contamination ranged from 0 to 4670.91 CFU m −2, and gram-negative bacteria ranged from 0 to 530.79 CFU m −2. EDC can be applied as a screening method for particle-exposure assessment and as a complimentary sampling method for assessing bioburden.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationViegas C, Santos P, Almeida B, Monteiro A, Carolino E, Gomes AQ, Viegas S. Electrostatic dust collector: a passive screening method to assess occupational exposure to organic dust in primary health care centers. Air Qual Atmos Health. 2019;12(5):573-83.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11869-018-0650-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/9754
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relationEXPOsE—for establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settingspt_PT
dc.relation02/SAICT/2016 - Project No. 23222pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11869-018-0650-9pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectElectrostatic dust collectorspt_PT
dc.subjectExposure assessmentpt_PT
dc.subjectFungipt_PT
dc.subjectBacteriapt_PT
dc.subjectPrimary health care centerspt_PT
dc.subjectProject nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)pt_PT
dc.titleElectrostatic dust collector: a passive screening method to assess occupational exposure to organic dust in primary health care centerspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage583pt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage573pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAir Quality, Atmosphere and Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
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