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Airborne particulate size and concentrations in five Thoroughbred training yards in Newmarket (UK)
Joshua A Davison1, Claire E Wylie2, Charles E McGladdery1
1Rossdales Equine Practice, Beaufort Cottage Stables, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JS, UK.
Abstract:
Despite their implication in the pathogenesis of lower airway inflammation, limited baseline data exists for airborne particulates in Thoroughbred racehorse stalls in the United Kingdom. This study documents airborne particulate size and concentrations in Newmarket training yards using a nephelometer (DustTrak DRX 8534, TSI). Each stall was sampled on a summer and winter day at three time points (morning, midday and evening). Minimum, mean and maximum/min ranges were calculated for the fraction of particulates with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 μm (particulate matter (PM) 2.5) and 10 μm (PM10). Comparisons were made using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Average particulate concentration ranges were 0.02-0.27 (summer) mg/m3, 0.01-0.37 (winter) mg/m3 for PM2.5 and 0.02-0.39 (summer) mg/m3, 0.02-0.60 (winter) mg/m3 for PM10. Statistically significant effects of season and time of day were established, resulting in implications for future studies investigating the effect of yard variables on airborne particulates.
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