Table 2.
Exposure to rat and mouse allergens in all personal samples and by job title.
| Mus m 1 (ng m−3) | Rat n 1 (ng m−3) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n < DL | AM | Median | Min | Max | n | n < DL | AM | Median | Min | Max | |
| All personal samples | 136 | 8 | 74 | 3.0 | 0.02 | 2261 | 139 | 48 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.01 | 413 |
| Animal technician | 120 | 4 | 83.7 | 5.0 | 0.02 | 2261 | 126 | 37 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 413 |
| Scientist and students | 11 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.05 | 6.7 | 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Laboratory technicians | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.06 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.08 | 0.5 |
The median of the samples when including non-exchanged values for samples <DL was 3.0 ng m−3 Mus m 1 and 0.23 ng m−3 Rat n 1. n = number of samples; n < DL = number of samples below the detection limit.