Fungi, MVOCs and dust exposure assessment in poultry production

• Author(s): Viegas, Susana ; Sabino, Raquel ; Veríssimo, Cristina ; Monteiro, Ana ; Viegas, Carla
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2510
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
• Subject(s): Environmental health; Occupational health; Fungal contamination; Poultry; Dust exposure; Farmers; Portugal
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Agricultural workers especially poultry farmers, are at increased risk of occupational respiratory diseases. In poultry production besides fungi microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) are also present due to compounds released during fungal metabolism. Dust is also one of the risk factors present in animal housing and is comprised by poultry residues, fungi and feathers. A study was developed aiming to assess occupational exposure to fungi, MVOCs and dust in seven poultry units located in Portugal.