Gomes, BiancaDias, MartaCervantes, RenataPena, PedroViegas, Carla2024-04-012024-04-012024-03Gomes B, Dias M, Cervantes R, Pena P, Viegas C. Assessing microbial contamination and particulate matter exposure in Portuguese poultry facilities. In: ISES Europe 2024 (Europe Regional Chapter of the International Society of Exposure Science), Berlin (Germany), March 19-21, 2024.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17237This research was funded by Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal for funding the Projects IPL/2023/FoodAIIEU_ESTeSL, IPL/2023/ASPRisk_ESTeSL, and IPL/2023/ARAFSawmil_ESTeSL. Authors gratefully acknowledge the FCT/MCTES national support through the UIDB/05608/2020, UIDP/05608/2020, and the PhD Grant UI/BD/151431/2021 This work was also supported by national funds through FCT/MCTES/FSE/UE, UI/BD/153746/2022, UI/BD/153746/2022, and CE3C unit UIDB/00329/2020, within the scope of a PhD Grant.Introduction: In poultry farms, the combination of feathers, feces, and bedding material appears to be critical to the development of pathogens enhancing the risks associated with zoonosis and its dissemination throughout the food chain. Currently, the prevalent airborne microorganisms in animal production facilities are poorly described in terms of quantity, composition, and risk category Identification and quantification on the other hand, would be useful for determining the causative agents and performing risk assessments. Aim of the study: This study intends to characterize microbial contamination in poultry pavilions through a multi-approach protocol for sampling and analyses.engEnvironmental healthOccupational exposureMicrobial contaminationParticulate matter exposurePoultryPortugalIPL/IDI&CA2023/FoodAIIEU_ESTeSLIPL/IDI&CA2023/ASPRisk_ESTeSLIPL/IDI&CA2023/ARAFSawmills_ESTeSLFCT_UIDB/05608/2020FCT_UIDP/05608/2020conference object