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Mycobacteria in Water Used for Personal Hygiene in Heavy Industry and Collieries: A Potential Risk for Employees

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  • Vit Ulmann

    (Institute of Public Health, Partyzanske namesti 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic)

  • Anna Kracalikova

    (Institute of Public Health, Partyzanske namesti 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic)

  • Radka Dziedzinska

    (Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Environmental mycobacteria (EM) constitute a health risk, particularly for immunocompromised people. Workers in heavy industry and in collieries represent an at-risk group of people as their immunity is often weakened by long-term employment in dusty environments, frequent smoking and an increased occurrence of pulmonary diseases. This study was concerned with the presence of EM in non-drinking water used for the hygiene of employees in six large industrial companies and collieries. Over a period of ten years, 1096 samples of surface water treated for hygiene purposes (treated surface water) and treated surface water diluted with mining water were examined. EM were detected in 63.4 and 41.5% samples of treated surface water and treated surface water diluted with mining water, respectively. Mycobacterium gordonae , M. avium-intracellulare and M. kansasii were the most frequently detected species. Adoption of suitable precautions should be enforced to reduce the incidence of mycobacteria in shower water and to decrease the infectious pressure on employees belonging to an at-risk group of people.

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  • Vit Ulmann & Anna Kracalikova & Radka Dziedzinska, 2015. "Mycobacteria in Water Used for Personal Hygiene in Heavy Industry and Collieries: A Potential Risk for Employees," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:3:p:2870-2877:d:46371
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    1. Helena Modrá & Vít Ulmann & Jan Caha & Dana Hübelová & Ondřej Konečný & Jana Svobodová & Ross Tim Weston & Ivo Pavlík, 2019. "Socio-Economic and Environmental Factors Related to Spatial Differences in Human Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in the Czech Republic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-19, October.
    2. Ji-Won Lee & Jun-Pyo Myong, 2019. "Association between Occupational and Radiological Factors and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Infection in Workers with Prior Dust Exposure," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-9, June.
    3. Bin Xu, 2022. "How to Efficiently Reduce the Carbon Intensity of the Heavy Industry in China? Using Quantile Regression Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-24, October.
    4. H. Modra & M. Bartos & P. Hribova & V. Ulmann & D. Hubelova & O. Konecny & M. Gersl & J. Kudelka & D. Voros & I. Pavlik, 2017. "Detection of mycobacteria in the environment of the Moravian Karst (Bull Rock Cave and the relevant water catchment area): the impact of water sediment, earthworm castings and bat guano," Veterinární medicína, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 62(3), pages 153-168.

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