ReviewJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology
A comprehensive review of levels and determinants of personal exposure to dust and endotoxin in livestock farming.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.
- Respiratory health effects of exposure to low levels of airborne endotoxin - a systematic review.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2018Pooled it
- Comparison of PBS-Caffeine and Caffeine Buffers for Inhibiting Exocytosis During Horseshoe Crab Blood Collection and Improving the Yield of Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) for Endotoxin Detection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Occupational exposure of goat farm workers to particulate matter and endotoxin.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- The Study of Allergic Reactions in Mice Induced by Particulate Matter from Duck Houses.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Characteristics and predictors of major occupational injuries in Korean farmers.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026Article
- Estimated exposure to endotoxin and circulating immunological markers among male farmers in the Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect in Agriculture study.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2025Article
- Lung-delivered IL-10 therapy elicits beneficial effects via immune modulation in organic dust exposure-induced lung inflammation.Journal of immunotoxicology · 2024Article
- Longitudinal survey of total airborne bacterial and archaeal concentrations and bacterial diversity in enriched colony housing and aviaries for laying hens.Poultry science · 2024Article
- Risk of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other interstitial lung diseases following organic dust exposure.Thorax · 2024Article
- Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and incident idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and pulmonary sarcoidosis: a national prospective follow-up study.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Targeting transitioning lung monocytes/macrophages as treatment strategies in lung disease related to environmental exposures.Respiratory research · 2024Article
- Aconitate decarboxylase 1 mediates the acute airway inflammatory response to environmental exposures.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- A Systematized Overview of Published Reviews on Biological Hazards, Occupational Health, and Safety.Safety and health at work · 2023Review
- Self-reported respiratory health symptoms and respiratory protection behaviors of young adult hog producers in the United States.American journal of industrial medicine · 2023Article
- Cancer risks in a population-based study of agricultural workers: results from the Taiwan's Farmers and Health Cohort study.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Article
- A Cross Sectional Study of Respiratory and Allergy Status in Dairy Workers.Journal of agromedicine · 2023Article
- An algorithm for quantitatively estimating occupational endotoxin exposure in the biomarkers of exposure and effect in agriculture study: II. Application to the study population.American journal of industrial medicine · 2023Article
- Mechanistic and Therapeutic Approaches to Occupational Exposure-Associated Allergic and Non-Allergic Asthmatic Disease.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2023Review
- Respiratory Findings in Herd Dairy Farmworkers from the Nile Delta Region.La Medicina del lavoro · 2023Article
- The association of chronic bronchitis and airflow obstruction with lifetime and current farm activities in a sample of rural adults in Iowa.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The respiratory health effects of livestock farming have been on debate for more than three decades. Endotoxin-contaminated organic dusts are considered as the most important respiratory hazards within livestock environments. A comprehensive review of the knowledge from studies assessing the exposure status of livestock farmers is still to be published. The present study reviews research published within the last 30 years on personal exposure of livestock farmers to organic dust and endotoxin, focusing on studies on pig, poultry and cattle farmers. Applied measurement methods and reported levels of personal exposure for the total, inhalable and respirable fractions are summarized and discussed, with emphasis on the intensity of exposure and the size and distribution of the reported exposure variability. In addition, available evidence on potential determinants of personal exposure to dust and endotoxin among these farmers are documented and discussed, taking results from exposure determinant studies using stationary sampling approaches into consideration. Research needs are addressed from an epidemiological and industrial hygiene perspective. Published studies have been heterogeneous in design, and applied methodologies and results were frequently inadequately reported. Despite these limitations and the presence of an enormous variability in personal exposure to dust and endotoxin, no clear downward trends in exposure with time were observed, suggesting that working environments within stables remains largely uncontrolled. Exposure control and prevention strategies for livestock farmers are urgently required. These should focus on the development of novel and improved methods of controlling dust and endotoxin exposure within stables based on the currently available knowledge on determinants of exposure.
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