Evaluation of Methods for Enumerating Microorganisms in Filter Samples from Highly Contaminated Occupational Environments*

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1990, Pages 427-436

  Wijnand, Eduard ^a   John, Lacey ^b   Katrin, Karlsson ^c   Palmgren, Urban ^d   Gunnar, G Stræm ^c   Gæranb, Blomquist ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FILTER; FUNGUS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; METHODOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SPORES, FUNGAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025193196     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298669091369899     Document Type: Article

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