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Exposure to volatile organic compounds, particulate matter and fungi in a composting plant

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dc.contributor.authorViegas, Susana
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida-Silva, Marina
dc.contributor.authorSabino, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-27T15:23:06Z
dc.date.available2014-08-27T15:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2014-02
dc.description.abstractComposting is an important process of solid waste management and it can be used for treatment of a variety of different wastes (green waste, household waste, sewage sludge and more). This process aims to: 1. Reduce the volumes of waste and; 2. Create a valuable product which can be recycled as a soil amendment in agriculture and gardening. A natural self-heating process involving the biological degradation of organic matter under aerobic conditions. The handling of waste and compost is responsible for the release of airborne microorganisms and their compounds in the air. Possible contaminants: a) Dust; b) Mesophilic and thermophilic microorganisms; c) Volatile organic compounds; d) Endotoxins and mycotoxins…. Aim: assess exposure/contamination to: a) Volatile organic compounds (VOCs); b) Particulate matter (PM); c) Fungi. In a composting plant located in Lisbon. An additional goal was to identify the workplace with higher level of contamination. In a totally indoor composting plant. The composting operations consisted: 1º Waste already sorted is unloaded in a reception area; 2º Pretreatment - remove undesirable materials from the process (glass, rocks, plastics, metals…); 3º Anaerobic digestion; 4º Dehydration; 5º Open composting with forced aeration. All the process takes thirteen weeks.por
dc.identifier.citationViegas S, Almeida-Silva M, Sabino R, Viegas C. Exposure to volatile organic compounds, particulate matter and fungi in a composting plant. In International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Guimarães (Portugal), 13th and 14th February 2014.por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/3776
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.subjectEnvironmental healthpor
dc.subjectCompostingpor
dc.subjectvolatile organic compoundspor
dc.subjectSolid waste managementpor
dc.subjectDustpor
dc.subjectFungipor
dc.titleExposure to volatile organic compounds, particulate matter and fungi in a composting plantpor
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceGuimarãespor
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person.givenNameSusana
person.givenNameRaquel Filipa Pinheiro
person.givenNameCarla
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