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Tytuł:: Efficacy of a novel biofilter in hatchery sanitation: I. Removal of airborne bacteria, dust and endotoxin
Autorzy:: Chmielowiec-Korzeniowska, A
Tymczyna, L.
Skorska, C.
Sitkowska, J.
Cholewa, G.
Dutkiewicz, J.
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/51220.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2007
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Wsi
Tematy:: prevention
animal breeding
organic dust
dust
Enterococcus faecalis
biofilter
mesophilic bacteria
endotoxin
Gram-negative bacterium
hygiene
bioaerosol emission
airborne bacteria
hatchery
bacteria
animal hygiene
Opis:: A novel biofi lter containing organic, bentonite and halloysite media was applied for elimination of microbial pollutants from the air of an industrial hatchery. The concentrations of total mesophilic bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, thermophilic actinomycetes, dust and bacterial endotoxin were determined in the air of hatchery during 2 months before installation of the biofi lter, and during 6 months after installation of the biofi lter, at the inlet and outlet ducts from each medium. Before installation of the biofi lter, the concentrations of total mesophilic bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, thermophilic actinomycetes, dust and endotoxin in the air were within the ranges of 0.97- 131.2 × 103 cfu/m3, 0.0-34.4 × 103 cfu/m3, 0.0-0.02 × 103 cfu/m3, 0.37-4.53 mg/m3, and 50.9-520,450.4 ng/m3, respectively. Enterococcus faecalis and Gram-negative bacteria (Acinetobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, and other species) prevailed among bacterial species recovered from the air of the hatchery. A total of 56 species or genera of bacteria were identifi ed in the air samples taken in the examined hatchery; of these, 11, 11 and 6 species or genera respectively were reported as having allergenic, immunotoxic and/or infectious properties The concentrations of total mesophilic bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, Enterococcus faecalis and endotoxin found at the inlet duct of the biofi lter after its installation were signifi cantly smaller compared to those recorded before its installation (p<0.05). The concentrations of Gram-negative bacteria, Enterococcus faecalis and dust found at the outlet ducts of biofi lter after its installation were signifi cantly smaller compared to those recorded at the inlet duct of the biofi lter (p<0.01). The concentrations of total meso-philic bacteria were also smaller at the outlet ducts of the biofi lter compared to that at the inlet duct; however, the difference was not signifi cant because of the massive growth of Streptomyces species in the biofi lter’s media which contaminated the outcoming air. In conclusion, the applied biofi lter proved to be effective in the elimination of potentially pathogenic bacteria, dust and endotoxin from the air of the hatchery. The effi cacy of the biofi lter could be improved by the inhibition of the Streptomyces growth in the media of the biofi lter.
Źródło:: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; 2007, 14, 1
1232-1966
Pojawia się w:: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Health effects of exposure to organic dust in workers of a modern hatchery
Autorzy:: Skorska, C
Mackiewicz, B.
Golec, M.
Cholewa, G.
Chmielowiec-Korzeniowska, A.
Dutkiewicz, J.
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/49248.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2007
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Wsi
Tematy:: occupational exposure
poultry farm
egg laying house
work-related symptom
organic dust
allergy
dust
hatchery worker
Opis:: The aim of the presented study was to determine the health status of workers occupationally exposed to moderate amounts of organic dust, employed in a modern hatchery with an effi cient ventilation system. A group of 32 hatchery workers was examined. As a reference group, 50 urban dwellers not exposed to any kind of organic dust were examined. All people were interviewed for the presence of work-related symptoms and subjected to physical and spirometric examinations. Blood sera were examined for the presence of precipitins against 13 antigens associated with organic dust, and for the presence of total and chicken-specifi c No signifi cant differences were found between the spirometric values in the group of hatchery workers and the reference group. Positive precipitin reactions were noted mostly with the antigens of Gram-negative bacteria associated with organic dust. The frequencies of positive reactions to antigens of Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii in hatchery workers were signifi cantly greater compared to the reference group (p<0.05). Precipitin reactions to Gram-positive non-branching bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi and bird protein, were rare or absent. The mean concentration of total IgE in sera of hatchery workers was nearly 3 times greater compared to the reference group, and the difference proved to be statistically signifi cant (p<0.05). No specifi c IgE antibodies against chicken feathers were detected in the blood of hatchery workers and referents. In conclusion, the examined hatchery workers showed a moderate frequency of work-related symptoms, no decline in lung function and low reactivity to most microbial and bird protein allergens. These results suggest that the effects of exposure to organic dust in workers of modern hatcheries with an effi cient ventilation system are less compared to the workers of poultry farms, such as broiler or egg laying houses.
Źródło:: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; 2007, 14, 2
1232-1966
Pojawia się w:: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
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Tytuł:: Efficacy of a novel biofilter in hatchery sanitation: II. Removal of odorogenous pollutants
Autorzy:: Tymczyna, L
Chmielowiec-Korzeniowska, A.
Drabik, A.
Skorska, C.
Sitkowska, J.
Cholewa, G.
Dutkiewicz, J.
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/49508.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2007
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Wsi
Tematy:: emission
odour
hatchery
air biofiltration
biofilter
pollutant
chicken
food industry plant
Opis:: The present research assessed the treatment effi ciency of odorogenous pollutants in air from a hatchery hall vented on organic and organic-mineral beds of an enclosed-container biofi lter. In this study, the following media were used: organic medium containing compost and peat (OM); organic-mineral medium containing bentonite, compost and peat (BM); organic-mineral medium containing halloysite, compost and peat (HM). The concentration of odorogenous gaseous pollutants (sulfur compounds and amines) in the hatching room air and in the air after biotreatment were determined by gas chromatography. In the hatchery hall among the typical odorogenous pollutants, there were determined 2 amines: 2-butanamine and 2-pentanamine, hydrogen sulfi de, sulfur dioxide, carbon disulfi de, sulfi des and mercaptans. Ethyl mercaptan showed the highest levels as its mean concentration in the hatchery hall air exceeded 60 μg/m3 and in single samples even 800 μg/m3. A mean concentration of 2-butanamine and sulfur dioxide in the examined air also appeared to be relatively high – 21.405 μg/m3 and 15.279 μg/m3, respectively. In each fi lter material, the air treatment process ran in a different mode. As the comparison reveals, the mean reduction of odorogenous contaminants recorded in the hall and subjected to biotreatment was satisfying as it surpassed 60% for most established pollutants. These high removal values were confi rmed statistically only for single compounds. However, a low removal level was reported for hydrogen sulfi de and sulfur dioxide. No reduction was recorded in the bentonite supplemented medium (BM) for sulfur dioxide and methyl mercaptan. In the organic medium (OM) no concentration fall was noted for dipropyl sulfi de either. In all the media investigated, the highest removal rate (100%), not confi rmed statistically, was observed for carbon disulfi de. Very good results were obtained in the medium with a bentonite additive (BM) for both identifi ed amines, whose mean elimination rate exceeded 60% (p≤0.05). The present research proved that diethyl sulfi de is most susceptible to biofi ltration (over 80%) in the bed supplemented with halloysite (HM) and bentonite (BM) (p≤0.05).
Źródło:: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; 2007, 14, 1
1232-1966
Pojawia się w:: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki