| Literature DB >> 6639029 |
S A Olenchock, D C Christiani, J C Mull, T T Ye, P L Lu.
Abstract
Bulk cotton samples and airborne vertical elutriated cotton dusts were obtained from textile mills in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Analysis of endotoxin contents revealed that baled cottons which were grown in different countries varied in endotoxin contamination. The two textile mills, which operated at similar overall airborne dust levels, differed markedly in the levels of airborne endotoxins. The data suggest that the biological activity or "toxicity" of airborne cotton dusts may not be correlated directly with gravimetric dust levels.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6639029 PMCID: PMC239473 DOI: 10.1128/aem.46.4.817-820.1983
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792