Agricultural Respiratory Diseases

Donham, Kelley J.; Thelin, Anders

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“…Changing to AMS reduced the risk of musculoskeletal, respiratory, and skin diseases. Common respiratory conditions among farmers include allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by organic dust from animals, grain, and hay ( 3 , 31 ). Common skin diseases among farmers include irritant and allergic contact dermatitis caused by cow dander, moisture, dirt, rubber (e.g., in gloves and boots), disinfectants, and detergents ( 3 , 32 ).…”

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Occupational Health and Safety of Finnish Dairy Farmers Using Automatic Milking Systems

Karttunen

Rautiainen

Kolstrup

2016

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionConventional pipeline and parlor milking expose dairy farmers and workers to adverse health outcomes. In recent years, automatic milking systems (AMS) have gained much popularity in Finland, but the changes in working conditions when changing to AMS are not well known. The aim of this study was to investigate the occupational health and safety risks in using AMS, compared to conventional milking systems (CMS).MethodsAn anonymous online survey was sent to each Finnish dairy farm with an AMS in 2014. Only those dairy farmers with prior work experience in CMS were included in the final analysis consisting of frequency distributions and descriptive statistics.ResultsWe received 228 usable responses (131 male and 97 female; 25.2% response rate). The majority of the participants found that AMS had brought flexibility to the organization of farm work, and it had increased leisure time, quality of life, productivity of dairy work, and the attractiveness of dairy farming among the younger generation. In addition, AMS reduced the perceived physical strain on the musculoskeletal system as well as the risk of occupational injuries and diseases, compared to CMS. However, working in close proximity to the cattle, particularly training of heifers to use the AMS, was regarded as a high-risk work task. In addition, the daily cleaning of the AMS and manual handling of rejected milk were regarded as physically demanding. The majority of the participants stated that mental stress caused by the monotonous, repetitive, paced, and hurried work had declined after changing to AMS. However, many indicated increased mental stress because of the demanding management of the AMS. Nightly alarms caused by the AMS, lack of adequately skilled hired labor or farm relief workers, and the 24/7 standby for the AMS were issues that also caused mental stress.ConclusionBased on this study, AMS may have significant potential in the prevention of adverse health outcomes in milking of dairy cows. In addition, AMS may improve the productivity of dairy work and sustainability of dairy production. However, certain characteristics of the AMS require further attention with regard to occupational health and safety risks.

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Occupational Health and Safety of Finnish Dairy Farmers Using Automatic Milking Systems

Karttunen

Rautiainen

Kolstrup

2016

Front. Public Health

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“…Respiratory disease in farm workers may be due to lifestyle-related and occupational characteristics of rural environments compared to urban environments. The rural work environment involves exposure to the physical hazards of weather, terrain, fires and machinery [4] as well as to various dust particles, including inorganic particles, such as silica, and various organic particles, such as molds, bacteria, endotoxins, mycotoxins, pollens, grains, and animal feed, found in different concentrations depending on the type of agricultural occupation [5–7]. In addition, farm workers may also be exposed to various gases during operations in confined animal feeding and to numerous chemicals used or generated on farms, such as pesticides, exhaust fumes, fertilizers, and nitrogen oxides [8–10].…”

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Indoor exposure to particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in dwellings and workplaces and respiratory health in French farmers

Maesano

Caillaud

Youssouf

et al. 2019

Multidiscip Respir Med

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IntroductionFew investigations have related objective assessments of indoor air pollutants to respiratory health in farmers, in spite of the many rural environmental hazards to which they are exposed. Chemical air pollution has been particularly neglected.ObjectiveWe investigated the relationships of indoor exposure to particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to respiratory health in farmers.MethodsNineteen VOCs (5 families) and PM (from ultrafine to total suspended particles (TSP)) were objectively assessed in dwellings and workplaces in 109 French farmers during a week. To take into account multiple exposures, scores of exposure were computed for total VOCs and VOCs families. Individuals filled a standardized questionnaire and underwent spirometry with bronchodilation test.ResultsOn average, VOCs concentrations were higher in dwellings than in workplaces. The reverse was observed for PM. When considering the mean concentrations of air pollutants for the whole farm (dwellings + workplaces), asthma (9.3%) was positively associated with elevated exposure to benzene (adjusted odds-ratio (ORa) = 6.64, 95%CI: 1.56–28.27), trichloroethylene (4.80, 1.00–23.30) and halogenated hydrocarbons score (2.9, 95% 1.3–6.8). Early airway obstruction (FEF25–75 < 80%, with normal FEV1 and FVC and FEV/FVC ≥ 70%) (29.8%) was related to elevated exposure to 2-butoxyetylacetate (11.49, 1.55–85.37) and glycol ethers score (2.0; 1.0–4.1) in the whole farm and to PM2.5 (ORa = 5.26, 95% CI: 1.09–25.28) in the granary/stable. The risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (FEV/FVC < 70%) (COPD) (4.26%) was found to be larger with elevated exposure to aldehydes (OR = 3.95, 1.09–14.26).ConclusionIndoor chemical air pollution is detrimental to farmers’ respiratory health. More epidemiological investigations with detailed exposure assessments and clinical measures of respiratory effects are needed in rural settings to corroborate these findings.

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The Environmental and Social Impacts of Hemp

Dhondt

Muthu²

2021

Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing &Amp; Chemistry

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Agricultural Respiratory Diseases

Cited by 6 publications

References 86 publications

Occupational Health and Safety of Finnish Dairy Farmers Using Automatic Milking Systems

Occupational Health and Safety of Finnish Dairy Farmers Using Automatic Milking Systems

Indoor exposure to particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in dwellings and workplaces and respiratory health in French farmers

The Environmental and Social Impacts of Hemp

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