Evaluation of bacterial contamination and control methods in soluble metalworking fluids
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Abstract
Introduction: In the United States, 1.2 million workers are exposed to metalworking fluids.During operations aerosols are produced, and airborne contaminants can be inhaled.Biocides are used to control the bacterial content of metalworking fluids.They can create health-related problems and their efficiency remains to be proven.Objectives: The objectives of this project were to verify whether rigorous cleaning according to a standard protocol could reduce microbial contamination and whether the use of biocides with different spectra could reduce the bacterial population.Method: Four similar machine producing similar components were evaluated.A specific treatment was applied to each machine.The machine used as a control was thoroughly cleaned at the beginning, did not undergo any major cleaning afterward and was operated without the use of any biocide.A major cleaning is a protocol described and recommended by the fluid manufacturer.It was performed at the beginning on each of the three other machines.Two of these machines were subsequently treated with biocides weekly.The fluid samples from the four lathes were collected weekly during a six-month period.Total bacterial and cultivable Gram-negative were analyzed for each sample.Results: Major cleaning of the machines (120-4) did not significantly reduce the concentration of bacteria contained in the cutting fluids when compared to the control machine (120-3) which did not undergo major cleaning.The concentrations of total bacteria were in the 10 6 CFU /mL range for these two lathes.However, a reduction in the total number of fluid changes was observed for this machine.Bacterial flora in the cutting fluids was significantly controlled through the use of biocides.The concentrations of bacteria were in the 10 3 -10 5 CFU/mL range for the lathes with the use of biocides.Conclusion: Since thorough cleaning is insufficient and biocides are recognized as being responsible for some worker health problems, other avenues for controlling the bacterial flora in the cutting fluids should be evaluated in order to reduce worker exposure to their bacterial contaminants.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.006 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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