Table 3 Mean concentrations of bioaerosols in municipal solid waste facilities in the world.
Location | Sampling site | Independent variables | Total Bacteria (103 CFU m−3) | GNB (103 CFU m−3) | Fungi (103 CFU m−3) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | MSW recycling plant | Sorting | ||||
Summer | 21.9 | 0.5 | 19.2 | |||
Winter | 6.1 | N.D. | 4.9 | |||
South Korea | MSW management plant | Collection and sorting | ||||
Driver | 18.0 | 7.2 | 8.7 | |||
Waste handler | 220.0 | 81.0 | 24.0 | |||
Finland | MSW management plant | Optic sorting process hall | 68.9 | – | 220.0 | |
Optic sorting control room | 3.0 | 6.1 | ||||
Waste receiving plant | 1.2 | 3.5 | ||||
South Korea | MSW management plant | Collection | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.7 | |
Sorting | 31.0 | 32.0 | 43.0 | |||
Summer | 18.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | |||
Fall | 8.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | |||
Poland | MSW management plant | Sorting | ||||
Sorter | 65.0 | – | 102.0 | |||
Machine operator | 29.0 | 126.0 | ||||
Brazil | MRF | Sorting and processing | Present study | |||
Winter | 0.09 | – | 2.1 | |||
Spring | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||||
Summer | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||||
