Exposure indices and their categorisation among laboratory animal workers: categories of intensity of exposure to RUA
| RUA exposure (μg/m3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Jobs included (site) | GM | 95% CI |
| Letters in parentheses indicate the site. | |||
| GM, geometric mean. | |||
| 1 – Low | Office staff (A) | 0.05 | 0.04 to 0.07 |
| Slide producer (A) | |||
| 2 | Scientist (A) | 0.12 | 0.06 to 0.23 |
| 3 | Scientist (B) | 1.26 | 0.86 to 1.85 |
| Supervisor (A) | |||
| Cage cleaner (A) | |||
| Postmortem (A) | |||
| 4 – High | Animal technician (A,B) | 30.36 | 21.67 to 42.55 |
| Cage cleaner (B) | |||