Exposure levels of inhalable dust, endotoxin from microbial agents, and β(1→3)-glucans in domestic waste collectors
| Inhalable dust (mg/m3) | Endotoxin (EU/m3) | β(1→3)-Glucan (μg/m3) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nd/N¶ | GM (GSD) | Min–Max | Nd/N¶ | GM (GSD) | Min–Max | Nd/N¶ | GM (GSD) | Min–Max | |
| *p<0.05 v driving in mixed effects analyses adjusted for auto correlation and type of collected waste; **p<0.01 v driving in mixed effects analyses adjusted for auto correlation and type of collected waste; †p<0.05 v driving or loading in mixed effects analyses adjusted for auto correlation and type of collected waste; ‡p<0.10 v driving or loading in mixed effects analyses adjusted for auto correlation and type of collected waste; §p<0.05 v organic waste in mixed effects analyses adjusted for auto correlation and job tasks; ¶number of non-dectable samples/total number of samples; ††predominantly (13/16) collection of separated organic and residual waste at the same time. | |||||||||
| GM, geometric mean; GSD, geometric SD. | |||||||||
| Overall | 17/120 | 0.58 (2.6) | <0.2–9.1 | 2/120 | 39.4 (3.2) | <4–7182 | 20/118 | 1.29 (3.6) | <0.26–30.8 |
| Job. task: | |||||||||
| Driving | 8/33 | 0.41 (2.2) | <0.2–2.2 | 1/33 | 25.4 (2.4) | <4–124 | 6/32 | 0.89 (2.9) | <0.26–5.9 |
| Driving or loading | 6/32 | 0.52 (2.7) | <0.2–5.0 | 0/32 | 35.8 (2.9) | 8–422 | 6/32 | 1.23 (3.7) | <0.26–24.8 |
| Loading | 3/54 | 0.74 (2.7)** † | <0.2–9.1 | 1/54 | 53.4 (3.7)** | <4–7182 | 8/53 | 1.62 (3.9)*‡ | <0.26–30.8 |
| Waste type: | |||||||||
| Organic | 13/44 | 0.49 (3.1) | <0.2–9.1 | 1/44 | 41.4 (3.5) | <4–7182 | 9/43 | 1.20 (4.1) | <0.26–30.8 |
| Residual | 3/53 | 0.59 (2.3) | <0.2–8.9 | 1/53 | 35.0 (2.9) | <4–422 | 10/52 | 1.22 (3.5) | <0.26–14.8 |
| Organic or residual†† | 0/16 | 0.89 (2.4)§ | 0.3–5.0 | 0/16 | 53.4 (4.0) | 9–2279 | 1/16 | 1.89 (3.1) | <0.26–24.8 |
| Other | 1/5 | 0.42 (1.9) | <0.2–0.8 | 0/5 | 23.7 (2.4) | 8–73 | 0/5 | 1.04 (2.3) | 0.39–2.5 |