Bacteria, fungi, and endotoxin as potential agents of occupational hazard in a potato processing plant.
Workers in a potato processing plant were exposed at the particular workplace to large concentrations of airborne microorganisms and endotoxin. The presence of precipitins to microbial antigens was significantly correlated with the occurrence of the work-related respiratory and general symptoms that were found in 45.9% of the examined workers.
Dutkiewicz
J
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Institute of Agricultural Medicine, Lublin, Poland.
D000328:Adult; D000391:Air Microbiology; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D001419:Bacteria; D004391:Dust; D004731:Endotoxins; D005260:Female; D005525:Food-Processing Industry; D005658:Fungi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011198:Solanum tuberosum
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D004391:Dust; D004731:Endotoxins