Atmospheric pollution by airborne microorganisms in the city of Marseilles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 155-160

  Di Giorgio, C ^a   Krempff, A ^a   Guiraud, H ^a   Binder, P ^b   Tiret, C ^b   Dumenil, G ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Microbiologie Industrielle et Mutagénèse Environnementale   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES DU BOUCHET   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; Airborne fungi; City; Countryside; Outdoor air

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FRANCE; FUNGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA;

AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MICROFLORA;

FRANCE, BOUCHES DE RHONE, MARSEILLES;

EID: 0029656245     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00143-M     Document Type: Article

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