Snapshot assessment to fungal load in wood departments from “Do It Yourself” (DIY) stores

Marta Dias; Pedro Pena; Bianca Gomes; Renata Cervantes; Susana Viegas; Carla Viegas

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_31

Snapshot assessment to fungal load in wood departments from “Do It Yourself” (DIY) stores

Marta Dias, Pedro Pena, Bianca Gomes, Renata Cervantes, Susana Viegas, Carla Viegas

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Workers are exposed to airborne dust at various phases of the wood- working and manufacturing processes, beginning with the tree-felling stage and varying in particle size, concentration, and composition. Fungi are the most well- known microorganisms present in this setting, which, under the correct circumstances, can flourish on wood products that have been stored. Woodworkers who were exposed to wood dust contaminated with fungi have reported cases of allergic alveolitis and asthma. The aim of this study was to perform a snapshot assessment regarding exposure of woodworking employees to fungal load identifying the most critical workstations in local DIY stores. The sampling campaign was conducted between December 2022 and February 2023 in 8 DIY stores located in Lisbon Metropolitan Area. An active sampling method was applied (device MAS−100), collecting 200L at a flow rate of 140 L/min. The higher counts were obtained in the wood exhibition and checkout areas. These results corroborate the employed sampling approach as a first step to obtain a snapshot assessment regarding fungal load in a DIY store. It was also possible to predict the spreading of the fungal load through the store, highlighting the importance of One Health approach in this specific setting.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Occupational and environmental safety and health V
Editors	PM Arezes, RB Melo, P Carneiro, J Castelo-Branco, A Colim, N Costa, S Costa, J Duarte, JC Guedes, G Perestrelo, JS Baptista
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	389-398
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-38276-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_31
Publication status	Published - 2024

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Name	Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
Volume	492
ISSN (Print)	2198-4182
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-4190

Keywords

Fungi
Occupational exposure
Woodworkers

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Dias, M., Pena, P., Gomes, B., Cervantes, R., Viegas, S., & Viegas, C. (2024). Snapshot assessment to fungal load in wood departments from “Do It Yourself” (DIY) stores. In PM. Arezes, RB. Melo, P. Carneiro, J. Castelo-Branco, A. Colim, N. Costa, S. Costa, J. Duarte, JC. Guedes, G. Perestrelo, & JS. Baptista (Eds.), Occupational and environmental safety and health V (pp. 389-398). (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control; Vol. 492). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_31

Dias, Marta ; Pena, Pedro ; Gomes, Bianca et al. / Snapshot assessment to fungal load in wood departments from “Do It Yourself” (DIY) stores. Occupational and environmental safety and health V. editor / PM Arezes ; RB Melo ; P Carneiro ; J Castelo-Branco ; A Colim ; N Costa ; S Costa ; J Duarte ; JC Guedes ; G Perestrelo ; JS Baptista. Cham : Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. pp. 389-398 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control).

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Dias, M , Pena, P, Gomes, B, Cervantes, R , Viegas, S & Viegas, C 2024, Snapshot assessment to fungal load in wood departments from “Do It Yourself” (DIY) stores. in PM Arezes, RB Melo, P Carneiro, J Castelo-Branco, A Colim, N Costa, S Costa, J Duarte, JC Guedes, G Perestrelo & JS Baptista (eds), Occupational and environmental safety and health V. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol. 492, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, Cham, pp. 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_31

Snapshot assessment to fungal load in wood departments from “Do It Yourself” (DIY) stores. / Dias, Marta ; Pena, Pedro; Gomes, Bianca et al.
Occupational and environmental safety and health V. ed. / PM Arezes; RB Melo; P Carneiro; J Castelo-Branco; A Colim; N Costa; S Costa; J Duarte; JC Guedes; G Perestrelo; JS Baptista. Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. p. 389-398 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control; Vol. 492).

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Dias M , Pena P, Gomes B, Cervantes R , Viegas S , Viegas C. Snapshot assessment to fungal load in wood departments from “Do It Yourself” (DIY) stores. In Arezes PM, Melo RB, Carneiro P, Castelo-Branco J, Colim A, Costa N, Costa S, Duarte J, Guedes JC, Perestrelo G, Baptista JS, editors, Occupational and environmental safety and health V. Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2024. p. 389-398. (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_31

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