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Occupational exposure to particulate matter in 2 Portuguese waste-sorting units

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dc.contributor.authorViegas, Susana
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida-Silva, Marina
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-21T15:09:17Z
dc.date.available2014-10-21T15:09:17Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractObjectives - This study intended to characterize work environment contamination by particles in 2 waste-sorting plants. Material and Methods - Particles were measured by portable direct-reading equipment. Besides mass concentration in different sizes, data related with the number of particles concentration were also obtained. Results - Both sorting units showed the same distribution concerning the 2 exposure metrics: particulate matter 5 (PM5) and particulate matter 10 (PM10) reached the highest levels and 0.3 μm was the fraction with a higher number of particles. Unit B showed higher (p < 0.05) levels for both exposure metrics. For instance, in unit B the PM10 size is 9-fold higher than in unit A. In unit A, particulate matter values obtained in pre-sorting and in the sequential sorting cabinet were higher without ventilation working. Conclusions - Workers from both waste-sorting plants are exposed to particles. Particle counting provided additional information that is of extreme value for analyzing the health effects of particles since higher values of particles concentration were obtained in the smallest fraction.por
dc.identifier.citationViegas S, Almeida-Silva M, Viegas C. Occupational exposure to particulate matter in 2 Portuguese waste-sorting units. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2014;27(5):854-62.por
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/s13382-014-0310-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/3889
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringerpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.2478%2Fs13382-014-0310-8por
dc.subjectOccupational healthpor
dc.subjectOccupational exposurepor
dc.subjectWaste managementpor
dc.subjectWaste-sortingpor
dc.subjectParticulate matterpor
dc.subjectParticlespor
dc.subjectSize distributionpor
dc.subjectPortugalpor
dc.titleOccupational exposure to particulate matter in 2 Portuguese waste-sorting unitspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage862por
oaire.citation.startPage854por
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Healthpor
oaire.citation.volume27por
person.familyNameViegas
person.familyNameViegas
person.givenNameSusana
person.givenNameCarla
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