{"title":"[Optimizing technical and microbiological procedures in biological waste air management].","authors":"R Kliche, T Herold, A Bergmann, A Hensel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"665-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21649838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F Tilkes, W Dott, G Fischer, L Grün, S Harpel, J Hartung, R Keller, A Koch, G Linsel, A Manns, W Martens, U Palmgren, H J Seidel
{"title":"[\"Microbial air pollutants--methods for detection of endotoxins, mycotoxins and MVOC\"].","authors":"F Tilkes, W Dott, G Fischer, L Grün, S Harpel, J Hartung, R Keller, A Koch, G Linsel, A Manns, W Martens, U Palmgren, H J Seidel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the context of microbial emissions from composting facilities the methods for the detection and identification of the groups of substances released, i.e. endotoxins, mycotoxins and Microbial Volatile Compounds (MVOC) are discussed. With the aid of an overview of the different methods employed for the investigation of the single groups of compounds the current state of the art in this field is presented. In conclusion the enormous research needs, especially with regard to the mycotoxins and MVOC, are pointed out.</p>","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"211-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21649945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W Philipp, P Breitenfeldt, A Frank-Fink, W Martens, D Winter, R Böhm
{"title":"[Communicable disease control evaluation of anaerobic biological waste treatment in comparison with aerobic composting].","authors":"W Philipp, P Breitenfeldt, A Frank-Fink, W Martens, D Winter, R Böhm","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"77-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21650031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Becker, W Mathys, H D Neumann, H Allmers, J Balfanz
{"title":"[Risk to employees in garbage collection and transport from pathogen exposure].","authors":"G Becker, W Mathys, H D Neumann, H Allmers, J Balfanz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a current study funded by the Federal Institute of Occupational Safety and Hygiene the microbial exposure during waste collection and the health of waste collectors are being examined. The investigation of the exposure is carried out in standard experiments and in field studies. It should give information about the extent of emissions of bacteria and fungi spores und confounding factors. Medical examinations of waste collectors will show if there are special health risks attributable to waste collection.</p>","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"551-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21651173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Health risk to workers in recycling plants and on waste disposal sites].","authors":"C Grüner, P M Bittighofer, K D Koch-Wrenger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two groups of workers in garbage sorting plants and waste landfills and a control group of community employees were physically examined. In garbage sorting plants elevated microbial counts were measured in the air of the workplace compared to outdoor air microbial counts (cfu/m3). Workers in garbage treatment plants were higher exposed to airborne microbial agents. In consequence immunological reactions and the occurrence of workplace related symptoms were found more frequently, These symptoms are described in literature as mucous membrane irritation syndrome (MMI). More infectious diseases were seen in workers in garbage treatment plants than in the control group. As significant more health problems were seen in groups exposed to very high concentrations of microbial agents in the air at the workplace (moulds more than 10(5) cfu/m3, bacteria more than 10(4) cfu/m3), this study supports the recommendations in the LASI-guidelines 1, 13 and 15 and the TRGS 540 to reduce the microbial load in the air at the workplace.</p>","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"597-609"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21651177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Fungal allergen (antigen) burden of refuse disposal workers in biological waste and garbage collection within the scope of a work site analysis].","authors":"K Senkpiel, H D Trepkau, H Ohgke","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"163-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21649942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W Martens, R Böhm, A Fessel, K Fricke, R Haumacher, K Kellner-Aschenbrenner, K K Köhler, C Mayr, W Philipp, R Strauss, R Witzigmann, R Zapirain
{"title":"[Microbial emissions in collection of residential garbage].","authors":"W Martens, R Böhm, A Fessel, K Fricke, R Haumacher, K Kellner-Aschenbrenner, K K Köhler, C Mayr, W Philipp, R Strauss, R Witzigmann, R Zapirain","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two exemplary investigations with different questions were carried out in Munich and Stuttgart by sampling bio-aerosols due to and during the collection and emptying of different types of waste bins. The emissions were regarded qualitatively and quantitatively, in order to answer the question, whether and to which amount differences of bio-aerosol emissions occurred due to the kind of wastes collected. The lowest emissions of airborne microorganisms were found during the collection of the paper waste fraction. In comparison, the amounts of them during the collection of unseparated household wastes as well as source separated bio-wastes and the remaining residual waste fraction were higher. Between the three latter, no significant differences could be found, only a tendency of higher values for the thermotolerant mould A. fumigatus during the collection of bio- and residual wastes was observed. Maybe this was caused by special features of the different sampling locations, but it could also be due to the longer collection intervals (bio- and residual wastes were partially collected every two weeks, unseparated wastes every week).</p>","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"503-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21651169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
U Midtgård, H Würtz, N O Breum, N Ebbehøj, O M Poulsen
{"title":"Bioaerosol exposure and related health effects in waste collection.","authors":"U Midtgård, H Würtz, N O Breum, N Ebbehøj, O M Poulsen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"523-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21651170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Microbial exposure in collection of residential garbage--results of field studies].","authors":"H D Neumann, J Balfanz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since 1995 the communal accident insurance carrier of the county Wetfalen-Lippe conducts investigations into the exposure to biological agents related to refuse collection. Total fungal exposure during refuse collection turned out to range from 10,000 up to 750,000 colony forming units per cubic meter. Most of the measurement values exceeded the limit of 50,000. During hot periods in the summertime, the concentration of Aspergillus fumigatus increased up to 90,000 cfu/m3. The mean values of the bacterial concentrations ranged from 15,000 up to 50,000 cfu/m3, the endotoxin concentration from 12 up to 59 EU/m3. In the driver's cabin fungal exposure sometimes exceeded 10,000 cfu/m3 especially in autumn and winter. Maximum values were 5,000 cfu/m3 for bacteria and 15 EU/m3 for endotoxins. High values were measured irrespective of the kind of refuse.</p>","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"533-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21651171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V Kummer, C Benning, K Fischer, J Hake, R Hofmann, K Hoppenheidt, E Jager, M Kühner, W Philipp, B Schilling, K E Schnorr
{"title":"['Microbial air pollutants'. Emission sources and preventive measures].","authors":"V Kummer, C Benning, K Fischer, J Hake, R Hofmann, K Hoppenheidt, E Jager, M Kühner, W Philipp, B Schilling, K E Schnorr","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Already in the planning or monitoring phase, measures have to be realized for the reduction in emissions of bio-aerosols in biological waste treatment plants. For this purpose, operation-related measures (in open and partially closed plants) and technology-related measures (in closed plants with automatic ventilation) can be taken. A survey on the currently feasible measures for reduction is submitted. The realization has to be adapted to the individual site and type of plant. An enormous demand for examinations is envisaged in order to enable a qualified assessment of the emission behaviour of diverse waste air systems or process steps.</p>","PeriodicalId":76530,"journal":{"name":"Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene","volume":"104 ","pages":"483-500"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21651168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}