Analysis of dust exposure during chainsaw forest operations
| Autor: | Andrea Laschi, Fabio Fabiano, Gianfranco Sciarra, Cristiano Foderi, Martina Cambi, Enrico Marchi, Francesco Neri |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Marchi E., Neri F., Cambi M., Laschi A., Foderi C., Sciarra G., Fabiano F. |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Inhalable Wood Dust
03 medical and health sciences Coppicing 0302 clinical medicine 0502 economics and business Forest Operation Hardwood Cancer Chainsaw Forest operation Inhalable wood dust Wood dust exposure Chainsaw media_common.cataloged_instance Dust exposure lcsh:Forestry European union Settore AGR/06 - Tecnologia Del Legno E Utilizzazioni Forestali Cancer Nature and Landscape Conservation media_common 050210 logistics & transportation Ecology Thinning 05 social sciences Significant difference Forestry Wood Dust Exposure 030210 environmental & occupational health lcsh:SD1-669.5 Environmental science Forest operation Inhalable wood dust Wood dust exposure Pruning International agency |
| Zdroj: | iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 341-347 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1971-7458 |
| Popis: | In 1999, the European Union proclaimed hardwood dust carcinogenic based on the classification of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued in 1995. The operational exposure limit (OEL) for inhalable wood dust has been set to 5 mg m-3 by EU directives, though in different countries the OEL ranges from 1 to 5 mg m-3. The objective of this study was to determine the exposure to wood dust of forest workers in chainsaw cutting and processing and suggest possible countermeasures. The study took into consideration different silvicultural treatments (coppice clear cut, conifer thinning, conifer pruning, and sanitary cut) and chainsaw fuel (normal two-stroke gasoline mix and two alkylate fuels). All the forest operations were carried out in forests located in Central Italy, on the Apennine mountain range. During the tests, 100 samples were collected by means of personal SKC Button Sampler (one sample per worker per day). The results showed that exposure to wood dust varied widely with forest operation type, while no significant difference were found for different type of chainsaw fuel. The average wood dust concentration was about 1.5 mg m-3 for all operations except coppicing, which showed a mean level of about 2.1 mg m-3. About 93% of the samples showed a concentration lower than 3 mg m-3, and in only two samples (one in conifer pruning and one in clear cut in coppice), the concentration was slightly higher than 5 mg m-3. |
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