Viable sampling for airborne bacteria in a poultry processing plant
- 19 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
- Vol. 10 (4-5) , 613-619
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15287398209530280
Abstract
Air was sampled for viable bacteria in the shackling room of a poultry processing plant. Large numbers of bacteria were isolated from the workers’ breathing zone, and gram‐negative organisms were characterized. The probable source of airborne gram‐negative bacteria and their endotoxins was identified as the birds’ feces. These data suggest a potential health risk for workers due to inhalation of viable bacteria.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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