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Air contaminants in animal production: the poultry case

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dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Susana
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Ana
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorSabino, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorVeríssimo, C.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-14T13:39:58Z
dc.date.available2012-08-14T13:39:58Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractA descriptive study was developed in order to assess air contamination caused by fungi and particles in seven poultry units. Twenty seven air samples of 25 litters were collected through impaction method. Air sampling and particle concentration measurement were performed in the pavilions’ interior and also outside premises, since this was the place regarded as reference. Simultaneously, temperature and relative humidity were also registered. Regarding fungal load in the air from the seven poultry farms, the highest value obtained was 24040 CFU/m3 and the lowest was 320 CFU/m3. Twenty eight species/genera of fungi were identified, being Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (39.0%) the most commonly isolated species and Rhizopus sp. (30.0%) the most commonly isolated genus. From the Aspergillus genus, Aspergillus flavus (74.5%) was the most frequently detected species. There was a significant correlation (r=0.487; p=0.014) between temperature and the level of fungal contamination (CFU/m3). Considering contamination caused by particles, in this study, particles with larger dimensions (PM5.0 and PM10) have higher concentrations. There was also a significant correlation between relative humidity and concentration of smaller particles namely, PM0.5 (r=0.438; p=0.025) and PM1.0 (r=0.537; p=0.005). Characterizing typical exposure levels to these contaminants in this specific occupational setting is required to allow a more detailed risk assessment analysis and to set exposure limits to protect workers’ health.por
dc.identifier.citationViegas C, Viegas S, Monteiro A, Carolino E, Sabino R, Veríssimo C. Air contaminants in animal production: the poultry case. In Longhurst JW, editor. Air pollution XX. WIT Press; 2012. p. 315-23.por
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-84564-582-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/1720
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherWIT Presspor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=23291por
dc.subjectSaúde ambientalpor
dc.subjectSaúde ocupacionalpor
dc.subjectSaúde públicapor
dc.subjectContaminação do arpor
dc.subjectAviáriopor
dc.subjectEnvironmental healthpor
dc.subjectOccupational healthpor
dc.subjectPublic healthpor
dc.subjectAir contaminationpor
dc.subjectPoultrypor
dc.titleAir contaminants in animal production: the poultry casepor
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person.givenNameRaquel Filipa Pinheiro
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