Occupational Exposure of Forest Workers to the Urticating Setae of the Pine Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Occurrence of Symptoms in Exposed and Non-Exposed Workers
2.2. Measure of Setae Density during Tree Felling
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Occurrence of Symptoms in Exposed and Non-Exposed Workers
3.2. Measure Setae Density during the Exposure
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tree/Nest | Diameter (cm) | Number of Larvae |
---|---|---|
1 | 12 | 20 |
2 | 20 | 80 |
3 | 15 | 30 |
4 | 18 | 20 |
5 | 30 | 300 |
6 | 45 | 150 |
Item with Air Sampler | Mean Number of Setae/Liter/Minute | Standard Deviation |
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Chainsaw operator | 0.148 | 0.140 |
Surroundings of felled tree (5–20 m) | 0.023 | 0.025 |
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Olivieri, M.; Ludovico, E.; Battisti, A. Occupational Exposure of Forest Workers to the Urticating Setae of the Pine Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4735. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064735
Olivieri M, Ludovico E, Battisti A. Occupational Exposure of Forest Workers to the Urticating Setae of the Pine Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(6):4735. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064735
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlivieri, Mario, Enzo Ludovico, and Andrea Battisti. 2023. "Occupational Exposure of Forest Workers to the Urticating Setae of the Pine Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 6: 4735. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064735