Environmental health and preventive medicine.
Publisher:
Japanese Society for Hygiene,. [Kyoto, Japan] : Japanese Society for Hygiene (2022)
Frequency: Bimonthly, 2002-
Country: Japan
Language: English
Author(s):
Nihon Eisei Gakkai.
Start Year:1996 -
ISSN:
1342-078X (Print)
1347-4715 (Electronic)
1342-078X (Linking)
1347-4715 (Electronic)
1342-078X (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.72
2022
| NLM ID: | 9609642 |
| (DNLM): | SR0088873(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 35836154 |
| Coden: | EHPMF7 |
| LCCN: | sn 96039778 |
| Classification: | W1 EN982M |
Installation of mechanical ventilation in a horse stable: effects on air quality and human and equine airways. To examine the effects of installing a mechanical ventilation system at a riding-school stable on indoor air quality and human and horse airways. Methods: The intervention was the installation of mechanical ventilation in a riding-school stable. Carbon dioxide (CO2), ammonia, particles, horse allergen, microorganisms and endotoxins were measured in the stable. The stable-workers and riding-students completed a questionnaire and underwent the following tests: analysis of nasal lavage for inflammation biomarkers; levels of exhaled nitrogen oxide (NO); measurements of daily peak-expiratory flow (...