Evaluation of bioaerosols and gaseous compounds in agri-food and residential organic waste composting Abstract Sustainable development policies implemented by the federal and Quebec governments have promoted the growth of the composting industry. The large quantities of waste handled at various stages of composting generate bioaerosols and gases. Industry workers may be exposed to potentially toxic, infectious, allergenic or even carcinogenic gases. The purpose of this study is to compare concentrations of contaminants found in the ambient air of three composting sites for different kinds of organic waste (household waste, manure and slaughterhouse residues) in order to assess the related health risks. In addition to providing a better description of the exposure of workers in the composting industry to gases, micro-organismes and moulds considered infectious or allergenic, the findings should be useful for establishing recommendations on reducing or eliminating risks associated with working in organic waste composting plants. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Assessment of bioaerosols and gaseous compounds released by composting of agri-food and residential waste Research Report: R-960 Video Reports and Conferences Evaluation of bioaerosols and gaseous compounds in agri-food and residential organic waste composting Conference: CF-276 Simplified Articles Contamination microbienneLa vraie nature du compost Volume 31, n0 1 Scientific Publications Evaluation of gaseous and bioaerosol emissions from compost facilities comparing three feedstocks: SSO, dairy manure and deadstockGeneviève Marchand, Bernard Y.Source : Proceeding of 26th Annual National Organics Recycling & Compost Conference, NIagara falls, ON.Bioaerosols exposure in indoor composting installations: Classical and molecular approaches and preferential aerosolizationVeillette M., Bonifait L., Geneviève Marchand, Duchaine C.Source : Proceeding à 4th Workplace and Indoor Aerosols Conference (Aerosols 2016), Barcelone, Spain. [Poster].Preferential aerosolization of Actinobacteria during handling of composting organic matterVeillette M., Bonifait L., MBareche H., Geneviève Marchand, Duchaine C.Source : (2018). Journal of Aerosol Science, 116, 83-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2017.11.004 Workers’ exposure to bioaerosols from three different types of composting facilitiesBonifait L., Geneviève Marchand, Veillette M., MBareche H., Dupuis M.-É., Pépin C. , Cloutier Y. , Bernard Y., Duchaine C.Source : (2017). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 14(10), 815-822. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2017.1335054 Preferential aerosolization of bacteria in the air of different composting plantsMBareche H., Bonifait L., Veillette M., Bernard Y., Geneviève Marchand, Duchaine C.Source : Communication présentée à 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Occupational Health & Safety, Toronto, ON.A next generation sequencing approach with a suitable bioinformatics workflow to study fungal diversity in bioaerosols released from two different types of composting plantsMbareche H., Veillette M., Bonifait L., Dupuis M.-É., Bernard Y., Geneviève Marchand, Bilodeau G. J., Duchaine C.Source : (2017). Science of the Total Environment, 601-602, 1306-1314. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.235Évaluation des bioaérosols et des composés gazeux pendant les compostages agroalimentaire et résidentiel de matières organiquesGeneviève MarchandSource : (2018). Communication présentée à Rendez-vous de la science de l'IRSST, Montréal, QC. Tiré de https://www.irsst.qc.ca/publications-et-outils/video/i/100404/n/bioaerosols-composes-gazeux-compostages-agroalimentaire-residentiel-matieres-organiquesWorkers’ exposure to bioaerosols from three different types of composting facilitiesMbareche H., Bonifait L., Veillette M., Dubuis M.-È., Lavoie J. , Cloutier Y. , Bernard Y., Geneviève Marchand, Duchaine C.Source : Communication présentée à 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Occupational Health & Safety, Toronto, ON. Other Project(s) You May be Interested in Micro-Organism Exposure and Risk Assessment – Waste Collection Handlers and Drivers Use of molecular tools for studying fungal diversity in aerosols Additional Information Type: Project Number: 2012-0029 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2017 Research Field: Chemical and Biological Hazard Prevention Team: Geneviève Marchand (IRSST)Yves Cloutier (IRSST)Jacques Lavoie (IRSST)Caroline Duchaine (Centre de recherche Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec)Yves Bernard (Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec)