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OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE IN MAIZE PROCESSING FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE IN MAIZE PROCESSING FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

2(26) 2011

https://doi.org/10.33573/ujoh2011.02.055

Tsapko V. С.1,2, Sterenbogen М. Yu.2, Chudnovets A. Y.2, Papach V. V.3

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE IN MAIZE PROCESSING FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

1 National University of Life and Environmental, Kiev

2 Institute for Occupational Health of AMS of Ukraine, Kiev

3 Regional Sanitary and Epidemiological Station, Cherkassy

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The results of hygienic studies on work conditions in production of biofuel from maize at the stage of raw material processing are presented. It is found that in maize processing workers are exposed to a combination of physical, chemical and biological factors of the work environment, exceeding normative values depending on the type of technological operations. Maize, as a raw material, used for production of biofuel, is a favorable medium for development of a wide spectrum of microfungies; so it requires a detailed study. Their probable negative action under the combined action of other factors of the work environment is a potential risk factor for the health of workers.

Key words: work conditions, production of biofuel, maize, biological factor

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