The Health Risks of Belgian Illicit Indoor Cannabis Plantations
We assessed the prevalence of potential health hazards to intervention staff and cannabis growers in Belgian indoor cannabis plantations. Surface mold swab samples were taken at 16 Belgian indoor plantations contained mostly Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus sp. However, their precise health impact on intervention staff and illicit growers is unclear as no molds spore concentrations were measured. Atmospheric gas monitoring in the studied cannabis plantations did not reveal dangerous toxic substances. Health symptoms were reported by 60% of 221 surveyed police, but could not be linked to specifi... Mehr ...
| Verfasser: |
Vanhove, Wouter
Cuypers, Eva
Bonneure, Arne-Jan
Gotink, Joachim
Stassen, Mirna
Tytgat, Jan
Van Damme, Patrick |
| Dokumenttyp: |
Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: |
2018 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: |
Vanhove , W , Cuypers , E , Bonneure , A-J , Gotink , J , Stassen , M , Tytgat , J & Van Damme , P 2018 , ' The Health Risks of Belgian Illicit Indoor Cannabis Plantations ' , Journal of Forensic Sciences , vol. 63 , no. 6 , pp. 1783-1789 . https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13788 |
| Schlagwörter: |
Adult
/ Air Pollution
/ Indoor/adverse effects
/ Aspergillus/isolation & purification
/ Belgium
/ Cannabis
/ Carbon Dioxide/analysis
/ Dermatitis
/ Irritant/etiology
/ Dizziness/etiology
/ Drug Trafficking
/ Dyspnea/etiology
/ Edema/etiology
/ Female
/ Headache/etiology
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Middle Aged
/ Penicillium/isolation & purification
/ Police
/ Pruritus/etiology
/ Spores
/ Fungal/isolation & purification |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
| Permalink: |
https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28488829 |
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https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/af926093-a4c0-4e48-8b20-2325bff9b8b4 |
