Kelley
J. Donham, L. W. Knapp, Russell Monson, Kim Gustafson
NIOSH Education and Information Division
AUTHOR ABSTRACT
Liquid
manure storage is a common component of confinement systems
for swine, beef, dairy, and veal operations. A mail questionnaire
to a sample of swine producers indicated that more than 85,000
people in Iowa and an estimated 500,000 in the United States
work in livestock confinement systems that use liquid manure
storage. Deaths and illnesses in people with acute exposure
to toxic gases emanating from the liquid manure have been
recently reported. This communication reports results of the
investigation of six such incidents. Hydrogen sulfide appears
to be the main toxic substance involved, and agitation of
the liquid manure is important in creating an acutely severely
toxic environment. Preventative measures must include worker
education and limitation of human exposure through control
of environmental and human factors.
JOURNAL AND
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ID#
JOURNAL:
J Occup Med. 1982; 24(2): 142-145.
Note:
Journal of Occupational Medicine.
NLOM ID#:
82121933
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Farm Related Injuries: Bibliography With Abstracts, U.S.
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