[The importance of bacterial exposure in sanitation employees when collecting refuse].

During their Work, Dustmen are exposed to important and various microbiological Aerosols, which, according to the Granulometry, could have an Influence on the Start and the Progress of chronic Bronchitis.

[Chronic bronchitis and risk factors in employees of the sanitation départment, city of Geneva].

The MRC questionnaire on respiratory symptoms was applied to 429 employees of the sanitation department of the city of Geneva. At the same time, the PFR was determined. The prevalence of the chronic bronchitis was shown to be three times as high in this sample as in the active population of Geneva from the same age group.