Naslov
Analysis of dust samples from urban and rural occupational environments in Croatia

Autori
Macan, Jelena ; Kanceljak-Macan, Božica ; Mustač, Marko ; Milković-Kraus, Sanja

Izvornik
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju (0004-1254) 56 (2005), 4; 327-332

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Acaridae; allergens; agricultural workers; dust mites; fishermen; occupational exposure; occupational hazard; Pyroglyphidae

Sažetak
This study estimated the exposure to dust mites in various occupational environments in Croatia. In total, 29 occupational dust samples were collected: 10 from urban areas(offices, archive of an insurance company, tobacco, paper-recycling, fish-processing and textile plants, animal unit for experimental rats, winery), nine from rural areas(barley, hay, animal food and flour warehouses, tailor’ s shops, wood- processing plant, swine confinement house, grocer’ s storeroom), and 10 samples from cabins of five fishing boats (five floor and five bed samples). Mites were microscopically identified, and the levels of Der p 1, Der f 1, and Der 2 allergens measured using the DUSTSCREEN test (Heska AG, Switzerland). Microscopy showed no mites in urban areas.Pyroglyphid mites (D.pteronyssinus) were found in all bed samples from fishing boats. Non-pyroglyphid mites were found in samples from barley, hay and animal food warehouses, the swine confinement house, grocer's storeroom, and fishing-boats.Pyroglyphid mite allergens were detected in eight of 10 dust samples from the fishing-boats. Median levles of Der p 1, Der f 1, and Der 2 in cabin bed samples were 10&micro ; ; g/g, 0.2&micro ; ; g/g, and 3.5&micro ; ; g/g, respectively. Our findings on fishing boats suggests that pyroglyphid mites could be considered work-related allegens for fishermen.The results of this study confirmed non-pyroglyphid mites as occupational risk factors in various rural environments.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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