Organic Dust Exposures from Work in Dairy Barns

• Published in: American Industrial Hygiene Association journal Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 403 - 413
• Main Authors: Kullman, G.J., Thorne, P.S., Waldron, P.F., Marx, J.J., Ault, B., Lewis, D.M., Siegel, P.D., Olenchock, S.A., Merchant, J.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fairfax, VA Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.1998; American Industrial Hygiene Association; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Agriculture; Air Microbiology; Air Pollutants, Occupational - analysis; Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis; Ammonia; Animals; Antigens; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Bacteria; bioaerosol; Cattle; dairy barns; Dairying; Design; Dust; Dust - analysis; endotoxin; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Exact sciences and technology; Farm buildings; Farmers; Fungi; Hazardous materials; Health risk assessment; Histamine; Housing, Animal; Humans; Indoor pollution and occupational exposure; Microorganisms; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Occupational hazards; Occupations; organic dust; Particle Size; Pollution; Sampling Studies; Statistical analysis; Studies; Time Factors; Urine; Wisconsin; United States; North America; Wisconsin; America; United States > US; Hydrogen Sulfides; Barn; Carbon dioxide; Occupational exposure; Endotoxin; Grain size distribution; Fungi; Ambient air concentration; Bacteria; Sampling; Ungulata; Thallophyta; Organic compounds; Statistical analysis; Bovine; Livestock farm; Antigen; Ammonia; Histamine; Vertebrata; Particle size distribution; Dust; Mammalia; Indoor pollution; Artiodactyla; Microorganism; Farmer

Environmental surveys were conducted in 85 barns, predominantly dairy, in central Wisconsin to characterize exposures to organic dusts and dust constituents from routine barn work. Environmental analytes included airborne dusts (total, inhalable inlet, and respirable), particle size distributions, e...