Exposure to airborne microorganisms, dust and endotoxin during processing of peppermint and chamomile herbs on farms

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 281-288

  Skórska, Czesława ^a   Sitkowska, Jolanta ^a   Krysińska Traczyk, Ewa ^a   Cholewa, Grazyna ^a   Dutkiewicz, Jacek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Chamomile; Endotoxin; Fungi; Herb farmers; Occupational exposure; Organic dust; Peppermint; Processing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ENDOTOXIN DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MATRICARIA; MENTHA PIPERITA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; POLAND; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHAMOMILE; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MENTHA PIPERITA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANTHEMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MATRICARIA; MATRICARIA RECUTITA; MENTHA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; NEGIBACTERIA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 33645090439     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 12321966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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