Research Article
Occupational Health and Safety Issues in Ontario Sawmills and Veneer/Plywood Plants: A Pilot Study
Table 5
Bioaerosol (fungal) concentration in total colony forming units per cubic meter of air (CFU/m3) at 15 indoor and 1 outdoor locations.
| | Locations/operations | (total 31) | Total CFU/m3 |
| | Indoor | | | | âChipper room | 1 | 1426 | | âDebarker | 6 | <LOD; <LOD; <LOD; <LOD; 42; 4625 | | âDryer | 1 | <LOD | | âEdger | 1 | 939 | | âGrading | 1 | 338 | | âHeadsaw | 1 | 14175 | | âLunch room | 1 | 1301 | | âOffice | 5 | <LOD; <LOD; 225; 476; 925 | | âPlaner | 1 | 375 | | âResaw | 2 | 475;1576 | | âSawyer | 1 | 2700 | | âStacker | 1 | 400 | | âStorage | 1 | 539 | | âTrimmer | 1 | 1300 | | âWarehouse | 1 | 540 | | Outdoor | | | | âOutdoors âincluding parking âlot | 6 | <LOD; <LOD; <LOD; 150; 175; 200 |
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: number of samples.
<LOD: less than limit of detection.
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