Exposure to Inhalable Dust, Wheat Flour and α-Amylase Allergens in Industrial and Traditional Bakeries

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-63

  Bulat, Petar ^a,b   Myny, Katrien ^a   Braeckman, Lutgart ^a   Van Sprundel, Marc ^c   Kusters, Edouard ^d   Doekes, Gert ^e   Pössel, Kerstin ^c   Droste, Jos ^c   Vanhoorne, Michel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Institute of Occupational Health   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bakeries; Inhalable dust; Occupational exposure; Wheat flour; amylase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; AUTOMATION; BAKERIES; DUST; ENZYMES; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEALTH CARE; IMMUNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PORE SIZE; ALLERGENS; BREADMAKING; DUST CONTROL; ENZYME INHIBITION;

ALLERGENS; DEGREE OF AUTOMATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INHALABLE DUST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RABBIT IGG ANTIBODIES; WHEAT FLOUR ALLERGENS; WHEAT FLOURS;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; AMYLASES;

ALLERGEN; AMYLASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BREAD; CANADA; DUST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FINLAND; FLOUR; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEAT;

EID: 1642553366     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg075     Document Type: Article

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