%0 Journal Article %T Risk of infection from heavily contaminated air. %A Grunnet, Kai %A Hansen, Jens Carl %J Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health %D 1978 %8 December 4 %N 4 %@ 0355-3140 %F Grunnet1978 %X

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.

%K Salmonella %K airborne bacteria %K contaminated air %K infection %K infection risk %K risk %R 10.5271/sjweh.2700 %U https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=2700 %U https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2700 %P 336-338