TY - JOUR
AU1 - Elfman, Lena
AU2 - Riihimäki, Miia
AU3 - Pringle, John
AU4 - Wålinder, Robert
AB - Background: Many people spend considerable amount of time each day in equine stable environments either as employees in the care and training of horses or in leisure activity. However, there are few studies available on how the stable environment affects human airways. This study examined in one horse stable qualitative differences in indoor air during winter and late summer conditions and assessed whether air quality was associated with clinically detectable respiratory signs or alterations to selected biomarkers of inflammation and lung function in stable personnel. Methods: The horse stable environment and stable-workers (n = 13) in one stable were investigated three times; first in the winter, second in the interjacent late summer and the third time in the following winter stabling period. The stable measurements included levels of ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, total and respirable dust, airborne horse allergen, microorganisms, endotoxin and glucan. The stable-workers completed a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, underwent nasal lavage with subsequent analysis of inflammation markers, and performed repeated measurements of pulmonary function. Results: Measurements in the horse stable showed low organic dust levels and high horse allergen levels. Increased viable level of fungi in the air indicated a growing source in the stable. Air particle 
TI - Influence of horse stable environment on human airways
JF - Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
DO - 10.1186/1745-6673-4-10
DA - 2009-05-25
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/influence-of-horse-stable-environment-on-human-airways-0ZvqcX87Lm
SP - 1
EP - 7
VL - 4
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -