title: Risk of infection from heavily contaminated air.
abstract: In a factory processing shea nuts the dust concentrations were found to be up to 145 mg/m3 [80% respirable (1--5 micrometer)]. Bacterial examination of the dust revealed that under the worst conditions observed a worker might inhale 350,000 bacteria per 8 h. Of these, 3,000 were Ps. aeruginosa and 1,500 Salmonella spp. of nine different types. The possible health effects of these findings are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003718:Denmark; D004391:Dust; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009754:Nuts; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012306:Risk; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004391:Dust