Zicari Giuseppe, Soardo Vincenzo, Rivetti Daniela, Cerrato Elena, Russo Domenico
Health service consultant and corresponding author.
Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2013 Jul-Aug;69(4):445-57.
Livestock farming produces atmospheric emissions that may pose a risk to workers and a disturbance to the population. Emissions into the atmosphere produced by livestock farming consist of gases such as ammonia, dust, compounds such as aliphatic hydrocarbons and bio-aerosols formed by microorganisms. Some gases, such as ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, have foul odours and are thus potentially annoying to the population. Gaseous or volatile molecules produced by livestock installations and related activities may have several adverse effects on health and environment. The most significant exposure certainly relates to workers in the confined spaces of farms, rather than to residents in the surrounding areas. In this article we examine potential hazards to farm workers and to the population living in the vicinity of livestock farms, arising from emissions into the atmosphere.
畜牧业产生的大气排放物可能会对工人构成风险，并对居民造成干扰。畜牧业向大气排放的物质包括氨气、灰尘、脂肪烃等化合物以及微生物形成的生物气溶胶等气体。一些气体，如氨气和硫化氢，有难闻的气味，因此可能会让居民感到厌烦。畜牧设施及相关活动产生的气态或挥发性分子可能会对健康和环境产生多种不利影响。最主要的暴露对象肯定是农场密闭空间内的工人，而非周边地区的居民。在本文中，我们将探讨畜牧业大气排放物对农场工人以及居住在畜牧场附近居民造成的潜在危害。
