Aflatoxin in respirable corn dust particles
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
- Vol. 7 (3-4) , 669-672
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15287398109530009
Abstract
Samples of airborne grain dust representing a variety of grains were examined for the presence of aflatoxins. Although aflatoxins could not be detected in most samples, 1 corn sample contained 130 ppb aflatoxin B1. When the components of this sample were separated according to aerodynamic diameter and analyzed for aflatoxins, particles with diameters 7-11 .mu.m and < 7 .mu.m had higher levels of aflatoxins than the sample as a whole. Measurements of aflatoxin in whole corn might underestimate aflatoxin levels in corn dust aerosols.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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