Exposure to microorganisms and health effects of working in UK materials recovery facilities - A preliminary report

Annals of Agriculture and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 137-141

  Gladding, Toni Lesley ^a   Coggins, Philip Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Hand sorting; Materials recovery facilities; Occupational exposure; Peak flow; Questionnaires; Recycling; Symptoms; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000597559     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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