Villalbí Joan R, Carrascal Dolors, Caylà Joan A, Rodríguez Pau, Cruz M A Jesús, Pintó Josep M
Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
Gac Sanit. 2011 Nov-Dec;25(6):542-4. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.05.011. Epub 2011 Jul 29.
Allergen emissions during soybean unloading operations in the Barcelona harbor have caused asthma epidemics. The present article aimed to describe the surveillance and control measures carried out by the public health services.
Data were extracted from control systems from 1999 to 2009, with description of the surveillance schemes for allergen emissions, environmental concentrations (with defined reference levels) and for health.
Of 95 studies of plant emission, four were above the reference levels, and filters were found to be the most likely cause. Mean environmental concentrations were low but were above the reference levels on 13 days; these levels were related to adverse meteorological conditions and incidents in the plants. No health effects were detected in the panel of patients nor epidemic asthma days.
The system detects incidents and has shown its usefulness in protecting public health.
巴塞罗那港大豆卸载作业期间的过敏原排放引发了哮喘流行。本文旨在描述公共卫生服务部门采取的监测和控制措施。
从1999年至2009年的控制系统中提取数据，描述过敏原排放、环境浓度（有规定的参考水平）和健康状况的监测方案。
在95项工厂排放研究中，有4项高于参考水平，过滤器被认为是最可能的原因。平均环境浓度较低，但有13天超过了参考水平；这些水平与不利的气象条件和工厂事故有关。在患者群体中未检测到健康影响，也没有哮喘流行日。
该系统能检测到事故，并已证明其在保护公众健康方面的作用。
