Microbial contamination in waste collection

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor(a) principal: Viegas, Carla
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Pena, Pedro, Dias, Marta, Gomes, Bianca, Cervantes, Renata, Carolino, Elisabete, Twarużek, Magdalena, Soszczyńska, Ewelina, Kosicki, Robert, Caetano, Liliana Aranha, Viegas, Susana
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/151466
Resumo: Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
id RCAP_63bbd8d2d4a4ebe15d3248c55cf52571
oai_identifier_str oai:run.unl.pt:10362/151466
network_acronym_str RCAP
network_name_str Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
repository_id_str 7160
spelling Microbial contamination in waste collectionUnveiling this Portuguese occupational exposure scenarioSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingCopyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Previous studies anticipated that microorganisms and their metabolites in waste will increase as a consequence of a decreased collection frequency and due to differences in what kind of waste is bagged before collection leading to an increased exposure of workers handling the waste. This study aim was to investigate the microbial contamination present in the waste collection trucks (WCT) and in the support facilities (waste collection station - WCS). It was applied a multi-approach protocol using active (air sampling by impingement and impaction) and passive (surface swabs, electrostatic dust cloths and settled dust) sampling methods. The screening of azole-resistance, the investigation of mycotoxins and the assessment of the elicited biological responses in vitro were also carried out aiming recognizing the possible health effects of waste collection drivers. SARS-CoV-2 detection was also performed. In WCS only air samples had contamination in all the four sampling sites (canteen, operational removal core, operational removal center, and administrative service). Among all the analyzed matrices from the WCT a higher percentage of total bacterial counts and Gram-was detected in swabs (66.93%; 99.36%). In WCS the most common species were Penicillium sp. (43.98%) and Cladosporium sp. (24.68%), while on WCT Aspergillus sp. (4.18%) was also one of the most found. In the azole resistance screening Aspergillus genera was not observed in the azole-supplemented media. SARS-CoV-2 was not detected in any of the environmental samples collected, but Aspergillus section Fumigati was detected in 5 samples. Mycotoxins were not detected in EDC from WCS, while in WCT they were detected in filters (N = 1) and in settled dust samples (N = 16). In conclusion, our study reveals that a comprehensive sampling approach using active and passive sampling (e.g. settled dust sampling for a representative mycotoxin evaluation) and combined analytic methods (i.e., culture-based and molecular) is an important asset in microbial exposure assessments. Concerning the waste collection exposure scenario, the results of this study unveiled a complex exposure, particularly to fungi and their metabolites. Aspergillus section Fumigati highlight the significance of targeting this section in the waste management industry as an indicator of occupational health risk.Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSPCentro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)RUNViegas, CarlaPena, PedroDias, MartaGomes, BiancaCervantes, RenataCarolino, ElisabeteTwarużek, MagdalenaSoszczyńska, EwelinaKosicki, RobertCaetano, Liliana AranhaViegas, Susana2023-03-31T22:16:09Z2022-04-252022-04-25T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/151466eng0301-4797PURE: 43783259https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115086info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T05:33:55Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/151466Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:54:36.384229Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Microbial contamination in waste collection
Unveiling this Portuguese occupational exposure scenario
title Microbial contamination in waste collection
spellingShingle Microbial contamination in waste collection
Viegas, Carla
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
title_short Microbial contamination in waste collection
title_full Microbial contamination in waste collection
title_fullStr Microbial contamination in waste collection
title_full_unstemmed Microbial contamination in waste collection
title_sort Microbial contamination in waste collection
author Viegas, Carla
author_facet Viegas, Carla
Pena, Pedro
Dias, Marta
Gomes, Bianca
Cervantes, Renata
Carolino, Elisabete
Twarużek, Magdalena
Soszczyńska, Ewelina
Kosicki, Robert
Caetano, Liliana Aranha
Viegas, Susana
author_role author
author2 Pena, Pedro
Dias, Marta
Gomes, Bianca
Cervantes, Renata
Carolino, Elisabete
Twarużek, Magdalena
Soszczyńska, Ewelina
Kosicki, Robert
Caetano, Liliana Aranha
Viegas, Susana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSP
Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Viegas, Carla
Pena, Pedro
Dias, Marta
Gomes, Bianca
Cervantes, Renata
Carolino, Elisabete
Twarużek, Magdalena
Soszczyńska, Ewelina
Kosicki, Robert
Caetano, Liliana Aranha
Viegas, Susana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
topic SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
description Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
publishDate 2022
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2022-04-25
2022-04-25T00:00:00Z
2023-03-31T22:16:09Z
dc.type.status.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/10362/151466
url http://hdl.handle.net/10362/151466
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv 0301-4797
PURE: 43783259
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115086
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação
instacron:RCAAP
instname_str Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação
instacron_str RCAAP
institution RCAAP
reponame_str Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
collection Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
repository.name.fl_str_mv Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
_version_ 1799138134635577344