Research project PS/19 (Research action PS)
To prevent the spread of micro-organisms in the workplace through the development of efficient objective analytical tools that can gauge the existence of potentially deleterious biological (fungal spores) and chemical (MVOCs produced by moulds) agents in the workplace.
1. Identification of the mycological and chemical risk factors that are linked to the presence and spread of micro-organisms in the workplace. The idea is to supplement the more strictly mycological preventive and interventionist diagnostic approaches in use today (e.g., sampling, culturing, and identification of live moulds) with the validation of objective total fungus estimation methods.
2. Search of the scientific literature and technical documents on the subject to be made available to potential users.
Validation des méthodes microbiologique et chimiques de contrôle des lieux de travail : rapport final
Bruxelles : Politique scientifique fédérale, 2004 (SP1301)
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Validation of microbiological and chemical inspections for the workplaces : final report
Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2004 (SP1302)
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Validation des méthodes microbiologique et chimiques de contrôle des lieux de travail : résumé
Bruxelles : Politique scientifique fédérale, 2004 (SP1303)
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Validatie van de microbiologische en chemische methoden ter controle van de arbeidsplaats : samenvatting
Brussel :Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, 2004 (SP1304)
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Validation of microbiological and chemical inspections for the workplaces : summary
Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2004 (SP1305)
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Bibliografic references :
Approche qualitative de la prise de conscience du risque professionnel chez les adolescents.
Coppieters Y., Piette D. Santé Publique 13, 2001
Approches diagnostiques de l'asthme professionnel.
Vandenplas O., Larbanois A., Delwiche J.P. Rev Mal Respir 19, 2002
Association between body mass index, smoking and respiratory health problems in adolescents.
Coppieters Y., Piette D. Soumis pour publication., 2002
Asthme en Belgique.
Coppieters Y. , Bazelmans C. Sanomètre 35, 2001/Jun
Astma en roken.
Decaestecker K., Keymeulen L., Moerloose K., Joos G. Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2004
Cigarette Smoke Exposure causes Allergic Sensitization in Mice
Moerloose, K., Joos G.F., Pauwels R.A. (Manuscript in preparation), 2004
Comparison of FEVI and specific airway conductance in assessing airway response to occupational agents.
Larbanois A., Delwiche JP., Jamart J., Vandenplas O. Allergy 58, 2003
Definition and types of work-related asthma : a nosological approach.
Vandenplas O., Malo J.L. Eur Respir J 21, 2003
Determinants of perceived occupational risk in young people.
Coppieters Y., Piette D. Soumis pour publication, 2003
Développement et évaluation de l'utilisation d'un CD-ROM interactif destiné aux élèves à risque de maladies professionnelles : le cas de l'asthme professionnel.
Coppieters Y., Parent F., Piette D. Promotion & Education 10(2), 2003
Epidémiologie de l'asthme professionnel en Belgique.
Larbanois A., Vandenplas O., Bugli C., Kempeneers EY., Nemery B. (Submitted for publicataion in 2004), 2003
Etude sur l'efficacité des actions de prévention de l'asthme professionnel : utilisation de l'analyse verticale.
Coppieters Y., Nemery B., Piette D. Santé Publique 15, 2003
Etude sur les connaissances des risques professionnels chez les adolescents.
Coppieters Y., Piette D. Médecine du Travail & Ergonomie 38, 2001
Evaluation des risques, une approche pluridisciplinaire en santé publique.
Coppieters Y., Parent F., Lagasse R., Piette D. Environnement, Risques et Santé, 3, 2004
Fever and eutrophilic alveolitis caused by a vanadium-based catalyst.
Vandenplas O., Binard-Van Cangh F., Grégoire J., Brumagne A., Larbanois A. Occup Environ Med 59, 2002
Health and socio-economic impact of work-related asthma.
Vandenplas O., Toren K., Blanc P.D. Eur Respir J 22, 2003
Health inequalities : self-reported complaints and their predictors in pupils from Belgium.
Coppieters Y., Piette D., Kohn L., De Smet P. Revue d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique 50(2), 2002
Immunological deteminants of ventilatory changes induced in mice by dermal sensitization and respiratory challenge with toluene diisocyanate.
Tarkowski M., Vanoirbeek J.A.J., H.M. Vanhooren, Ceuppens J.L., Nemery B., Hoit P.H.M. Submitted for publication., 2002
Kinetics of an intratracheally administered chromium catalyst in rats.
VANOIRBEEK J.A.J., HOET P.H.M., VERBEKEN E.K., HAUFROID V., DINSDALE D., LISON D., NEMERY B. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 66, 2003
Longitudinal study of work related respiratory symptoms in workers at risk of occupational asthma.
Coppieters Y., Piette D. Publication en cours, 2003
Occupational asthma caused by natural rubber latex : outcome according to cessation or reduction of exposure.
Vandenplas O., Jamart J., Delwiche J.P., Evrard G., Larbanois A. J Allergy Clin Immunol 109, 2002
Occupational asthma for the clinician.
NEMERY B. Breathe 1, 2004
Occupational asthma in sypmtomatic workers exposed to natural rubber latex : evaluation of diagnostic procedures.
Vandenplas O., Binard-Van Cangh F., Brumagne A., Caroyer J.M., Thimpont J., Sohy C., Larbanois A., Jamart J. J Allergy Clin Immunol 107, 2001
Persistent asthma following accidental exposure to formaldehyde.
Vandenplas O., Fievez P., Delwiche J.P., Boulanger J., Thimpont J. Allergy 59, 2004
Reactive fall-out ov World trade Cente dust (Editorial).
NEMERY B. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 168, 2003
Respiratory response to toluene diisocyanate depends on prior frequency and concentration of dermal sensitization in mice.
VANOIRBEEK J.A.J., TARKOWSKI M., VERBEKEN K., CEUPPENS J.L., NEMERY B., HOET P.H.M. Toxicological Sciences 80, 2004
Short-Term Cigarette Smoke Exposure Enhances. Airway Inflammation in Mice.
Katrien B. Moerloose, Romain A. Pauwels, and Guy F. Loos. American Journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 172, 2005
Short-Term Smoke Exposure Enhanses Allergic Airway Inflammation in Mice
Moerloose K., Pauwels R.A. and Joos G.F. (submitted), 2005
Socio-economic consequences of occupational asthma in Belgium.
Vandenplas O., Larbanois A., Jamaart J. Médecine du Travail et Ergonomie 34, 2002
Socioeconomic gradient related to respiratory complaints in pupils.
Coppieters Y., Piette D. Thorax Electronic, http://thorax.bmjjournals.com//cgi/57/6/513, 2002
Socio-economic outcome of subjects experiencing asthma symptoms at work.
Larbanois A., Jamart J., Delwiche JP., Vandenplas O. Eur. Respir . J. 19, 2002
Targetting of risks before professional life : the example of occupational asthma.
Coppieters Y., Piette D. Patient Education and Counceling 55, 2004
The prevention of occupational asthma.
CULLINAN P., TARLO S., NEMERY B. European Respiratory Journal, 22, 2003
Time Course of Exposure to Cigarette Smoke and Allergen in a Mouse Model
Mierloose, K., Pauwels R.A., Joos G.F. (Manuscript in preparation)., 2003
Validity of methods to predict the respiratory sensitising potential of chemicals. A study with a piperidinyl chlorotriazine derivative that caused an outbreak of occupational asthma.
VANOIRBEEK J.A.J., MANDERVELT C., CUNNINGHAM A.R., HOET P.H.M., XU H., VANHOOREN H.M., NEMERY B. Toxicological Sciences, 76, 2003