ASSESSING THE EXPOSURE OF CHIPPER OPERATORS TO WOOD DUST IN A ROADSIDE LANDING AREA

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dc.authorid0000-0001-6558-9029en_US
dc.contributor.authorGulci, Sercan
dc.contributor.authorAkay, Abdullah Emin
dc.contributor.authorSpinelli, Raffaele
dc.contributor.authorMagagnotti, Natascia
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-20T20:13:28Z
dc.date.available2021-03-20T20:13:28Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentBTÜ, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionGULCI, Sercan/0000-0003-3349-517X; Magagnotti, Natascia/0000-0003-3508-514X; Akay, Abdullah Emin/0000-0001-6558-9029en_US
dc.description.abstractDue to recent high emission values and increasing public demands for renewable energy, many countries have promoted biomass use instead of fossil originated fuel consumption. Wood chipping operation is one of the most popular biomass processing techniques. In recent years, there has been an interest in using mechanization in forestry, especially in wood chipping in Turkey. There are very limited number of studies on the productivity of wood chipping operations in Turkey, and the potential effects of operation and work environment on chipper operators have not been studied properly. In particular, wood dust exposure may result in serious occupational illness such as lung cancer, asthma, skin and eye irritations. This study investigated exposure of a wood chipper operator to wood dust during a chipping operation at the roadside landing. To measure dust exposure, a low-cost dust sensor mounted on the operator helmet was used, and real-time recorded measurements were examined statistically. The study showed that during the chipping operation in the open area, the operator was exposed to a dust density of 6.04 mg/m(3) over the 8 hours time average, which was above the legal limits of 5mg/m(3). Inhalable dust particle density averaged 0.055 mg/m(3) for each truck load produced. Although these figures were within the range reported by previous wood dust exposure studies conducted on chipper operators, exposure was still above the legal limit and may cause serious health problems. Thus, chipper operators should be instructed to use personnel protection equipment in order to prevent occupational disease.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage4138en_US
dc.identifier.issn1018-4619
dc.identifier.issn1610-2304
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage4132en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/876
dc.identifier.volume27en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000437783100032en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorAkay, Abdullah Emin
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherParlar Scientific Publications (P S P)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofFresenius Environmental Bulletinen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectForestryen_US
dc.subjectwood chippingen_US
dc.subjectdust exposureen_US
dc.subjectlow-cost dust sensoren_US
dc.subjectsuspended particlesen_US
dc.titleASSESSING THE EXPOSURE OF CHIPPER OPERATORS TO WOOD DUST IN A ROADSIDE LANDING AREAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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