ReviewAnnals of work exposures and health2024
Exposure to airborne mycotoxins: the riskiest working environments and tasks.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Workplace exposure to aflatoxins & its health effects: A systematic review.The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Mycotoxin contamination in food and feed: Occurrence, co-occurrence, combined impacts on human and animal health, climate change implications, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies.Mycotoxin research · 2026Review
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- Biomonitoring of Occupational Exposure to Mycotoxins Among Swine Farm Workers: An Italian Pilot Study.Toxics · 2026Article
- One Health perspective on mycotoxins in poultry production: Ecology, toxicological effects, occupational and environmental exposure, food safety risks, and mitigation strategies (2020-2025).Veterinary world · 2026Review
- Occurrence of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in pig feeds: potential implications for workers' exposure.Mycotoxin research · 2026Article
- Human biomonitoring of mycotoxins: key challenges and future directions.Mycotoxin research · 2025Review
- From mold to mycotoxins: an LC-MS/MS method for quantifying airborne mycotoxins in indoor environments.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2025Article
- Occurrence of Moulds and Yeasts in the Slaughterhouse: The Underestimated Role of Fungi in Meat Safety and Occupational Health.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Deciphering Aflatoxin B1 affected critical molecular pathways governing cancer: A bioinformatics study using CTD and PANTHER databases.Mycotoxin research · 2025Article
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- Unraveling the occupational exposure to mycotoxins in a waste management setting: results from a case study in Norway.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Mycotoxin Biodegradation byToxins · 2024Review
- Bioaerosol Exposures and Respiratory Diseases in Cannabis Workers.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2024Review
- Analysis of Mycotoxins and Cytotoxicity of Airborne Molds Isolated from the Zoological Garden-Screening Research.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesThere is growing interest in the role of airborne mycotoxins in occupational environments, however, their impact on human health still remains poorly investigated. This review aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature on the occurrence of inhalable mycotoxins in working environments to investigate which sectors and tasks are at greater risk of exposure.
methodsWe have performed a systematic search in the PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases from 2010 to date, without limitation of geographic location.
resultsDatabase searches yielded 350 articles. After the removal of duplicates and applying our inclusion and exclusion criteria, 31 papers remained. Results show that the most exposed workers are those engaged in activities related to animal care and management and, in particular, in feeding tasks, while harvester cleaning seems to be the activity with the highest levels of exposure in agriculture. In healthcare settings mycotoxin concentrations are low but HVAC systems can be a source of contamination and this reinforces the relevance of further studies in this sector. The most common scenario is the exposure to multiple mycotoxins with variable concentrations depending on the working environment, the products handled or the tasks performed by workers. Some authors emphasize the importance of multi-approach sampling and analysis protocols to achieve an accurate and more realistic risk characterization.
conclusionsResults brought forward by this review can be utilized by health and safety professionals to recognize activities in which workers may be potentially exposed to airborne mycotoxins and thus undertake suitable preventive and protective measures.
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