Volume 85 (2025), Edition 09-10

For reliable risk assessment of airborne biological agents, it is essential to optimize the entire bioaerosol analytics process from collection to analysis. In this study, quartz fiber and polyethylene sulfone (PES) filters were compared with...

The basic suitability of two collection systems with wind direction-independent ring slot probes for the isokinetic sampling of bioaerosols in open-ventilated barn systems was investigated: firstly, in a test channel a newly developed ring slot...

In Germany, around 130,000 people are employed in around 19,600 commercial gardening and landscaping businesses (GaLaBau). Due to the natural microbiological colonization, activities with plants and soil inevitably lead to the exposure of employees...

Proteins from microbially contaminated metalworking fluids (MWFs) can induce an occupational disease known as „machine operator’s lung.“ This disease is a special form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), an immunologically mediated disease...

Air purification systems in pig-fattening farms provide favorable conditions for the growth of potentially pathogenic microorganisms such as Legionella pneumophila, due to moderate temperatures, high nutrient availability, and water stagnation....

The measurements provide a deeper understanding of particle release during the fettling processes of aluminum and ferrous castings. A combination of continuous measurement technology and a decentralized Bluetooth mesh sensor network is employed to...

Field inspections by grid method can be used to determine the odour hour frequency. When planning, conducting and executing field inspections by grid method, various sources of error arise in combination with the selection of panel members,...

Odours in ambient air that cause a feeling of disgust and nausea are considered harmful effects on the environmental according to the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) - regardless of whether they cause significant odour annoyance. In this...