Exposure to organic dusts, endotoxins, and microorganisms in the municipal waste industry

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-36

  Van Tongeren, Martie ^a,b   Van Amelsvoort, Ludovic ^a   Heederik, Dick ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composting; Endotoxins; Microorganisms; Organic dusts; Waste collection; Waste processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003012807     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1997.3.1.30     Document Type: Article

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