Microbial exposure during recycling of domestic waste: a cross-sectional study of composition and associations with inflammatory markers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to investigate (1) the microbial community composition by work characteristics and (2) the association between microbial genera level and inflammatory markers among recycling workers.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, inhalable dust was collected with personal samplers from 49 production (86 samples) and 10 administrative workers (15 samples). Four groups of micro-organisms were identified down to species-level (aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, and fungi grown at 25°C and 37°C). Inflammatory markers were measured in serum collected at the end of the work shift. Microbial community composition was investigated using redundancy analysis and heatmaps. Associations between the most prevalent microbial genera and inflammatory markers were explored b

SUBMITTER: Hansen KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671902 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature