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Unraveling the occupational exposure to mycotoxins in a waste management setting: results from a case study in Norway

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dc.contributor.authorMartins, Carla
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorEriksen, Elke
dc.contributor.authorGraff, Pål
dc.contributor.authorAfanou, Anani Komlavi
dc.contributor.authorStraumfors, Anne
dc.contributor.authorTwarużek, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorGrajewski, Jan
dc.contributor.authorKosicki, Robert
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Susana
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-18T15:48:57Z
dc.date.available2025-02-18T15:48:57Z
dc.date.issued2025-02
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Waste management represents an occupational setting where fungi are significant contaminants. This study aimed to assess the exposure of waste workers to mycotoxins through a human biomonitoring study. Methods: Thirty-three workers and 19 controls provided spot urine samples to determine 10 mycotoxins’ urinary biomarkers using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Risk characterization was performed using hazard quotient and margin of exposure assessments. Results: The results indicated that workers were exposed to six out of the 10 mycotoxins tested, with the following detection rates: deoxynivalenol (91%, 30/33), ochratoxin A (33%, 11/33), zearalenone (17%, 5/33), α-zearalenol (12%, 4/33), β-zearalenol (12%, 4/33), and HT-2 toxin (3%, 1/33). Within controls and outwith controls, were exposed to 5/10 and 2/10 mycotoxins, respectively. All participants exhibited hazard quotients for deoxynivalenol and zearalenone below one, indicating that the exposure is unlikely to pose a health risk. However, when considering the margin of exposure determined for ochratoxin A, 18% of the total participants presented results below 200 for non-neoplastic effects, and 100% of the total participants presented values below 10,000 for neoplastic effects, suggesting potential health concerns that require further assessment. Discussion: This study highlights the need for future research on occupational exposure to mycotoxins in waste management settings.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research was funded by the Polish Minister of Education and Science under the program “Regional Initiative of Excellence” in 2019–2022 (Grant No. 008/RID/2018/19) and by Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal for funding the Projects IPL/IDI&CA2024/WWTPSValor_ESTeSL and IPL/IDI&CA2024/MycoSOS_ESTeSL. H&TRC authors gratefully acknowledge the FCT/MCTES national support through the UIDB/05608/2020, and UIDP/05608/2020.
dc.identifier.citationMartins C, Viegas C, Eriksen E, Graff P, Afanou AK, Viegas S, et al. Unraveling the occupational exposure to mycotoxins in a waste management setting: results from a case study in Norway. Front Public Health. 2025;13:1536836.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpubh.2025.1536836
dc.identifier.issn2296-2565
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/21523
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherFrontiers Media
dc.relationIPL/IDI&CA2024/WWTPSValor_ESTeSL
dc.relationIPL/IDI&CA2024/MycoSOS_ESTeSL
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1536836/full
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Public Health
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectOccupational health
dc.subjectOccupational exposure
dc.subjectMycotoxins
dc.subjectOccupational hygiene
dc.subjectWaste management
dc.subjectHuman biomonitoring
dc.subjectExposure assessment
dc.subjectIPL/IDI&CA2024/WWTPS Valor_ESTeSL
dc.subjectIPL/IDI&CA2024/MycoSOS_ESTeSL
dc.subjectFCT_UIDB/05608/2020
dc.subjectFCT_UIDP/05608/2020
dc.subjectNorway
dc.titleUnraveling the occupational exposure to mycotoxins in a waste management setting: results from a case study in Norwayeng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage1536836
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Public Health
oaire.citation.volume13
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person.familyNameViegas
person.givenNameSusana
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