EXPOSURE TO BACTERIAL AEROSOLS AND WORK-RELATED SYMPTOMS IN SEWAGE WORKERS

Authors
MELBOSTAD E EDUARD W SKOGSTAD A SANDVEN P LASSEN J SOSTRAND P HELDAL K
Citation
E. Melbostad et al., EXPOSURE TO BACTERIAL AEROSOLS AND WORK-RELATED SYMPTOMS IN SEWAGE WORKERS, American journal of industrial medicine, 25(1), 1994, pp. 59-63
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
American journal of industrial medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02713586
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
59 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
0271-3586(1994)25:1<59:ETBAAW>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Personal exposure to airborne bacteria and symptoms were studied in 24 sewage workers. An association between levels of total bacteria, rod- shaped bacteria, and symptoms, such as tiredness and headache, during and after work was found. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.