High-concentration agricultural organic dust contaminated with microorganisms, including dust from grain, hay, or silage.
Evidence
WHO identifies agricultural activity as a significant, under-recognized source of air pollution and health burden, and describes reducing agricultural emissions as beneficial for public health; this provides sector context for agricultural organic dust exposures.
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Overview · 1–3Agricultural air pollution is a significant but often under-recognized source of health and economic burdens worldwide ... Agriculture ... highlights this issue of agriculture activities as a source of ambient air pollution and the implications on health.
NIOSH describes organic dust toxic syndrome as occurring most commonly after exposure to agricultural dusts and reports fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, shortness of breath, and eye or throat irritation among its manifestations.
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Organic Dust Toxic SyndromeODTS has occurred most commonly in workers exposed to agricultural dusts and has been manifested as an acute febrile illness the symptoms of which included fever, chills, myalgias, headache, dyspnea, and eye and throat irritation.
The NIOSH Alert states that organic dust toxic syndrome can follow heavy exposure to microorganism-contaminated organic dust, including material from oats, wood chips, composted leaves, and silage; it describes fever beginning 4–12 hours after exposure, flu-like symptoms, possible shortness of breath, and impaired pulmonary function.
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NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in Preventing Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome · 1-3Organic dust toxic syndrome ... may follow exposures to heavy concentrations of organic dusts contaminated with microorganisms. Workers are typically exposed ... when shoveling or moving organic materials such as oats, wood chips, composted leaves, and silage. The syndrome is characterized by fever occurring 4 to 12 hours after exposure and flu-like symptoms ... Shortness of breath may also occur.
A CDC/NIOSH-indexed review identifies respiratory diseases associated with organic dust exposure, including asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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page 1 · AbstractRespiratory diseases associated with organic dust exposure include asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.