Personal inhalable dust and endotoxin exposure among workers in an integrated textile factory.

This study showed a moderate correlation between inhalable dust and endotoxin (r = 0.450, p < 0.001). Our findings indicate that low dust exposure does not guarantee a low exposure to endotoxin.
PMID: 32308145 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - April 19, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tefera Y, Schlünssen V, Kumie A, Deressa W, Moen BE, Bråtveit M Tags: Arch Environ Occup Health Source Type: research