Sector: waste management

Type of hazard: biological agents

Catchwords: risk assessment, biological working substances, limit value

Status: completed 01/1996

Financed by: Tiefbau-Berufsgenossenschaft, München

Research institution(s): ContraCon GmbH, München

Description, key words:

Risks during biological soil redevelopment and work protection regulations

Aims:

Amongst other things limit values and parameters must be established during the application of biological redevelopment methods for work in contaminated areas. Goal: determining the potential hazards for employees working in contaminated areas using biological redevelopment methods.

Activities/methods:

Pathogenic micro-organisms appearing during site sanitation will be determined both qualitatively and quantitatively at a selected site (Sächsische Olefinwerke AG in Böhlen) where mixed contamination frequently occurs. From this the corresponding potential hazards for employees will then be derived.

Results:

Basis of assessment of risks by microorganisms during biological soil redevelopment

last update: 22.08.2000