Microorganisms and endotoxin in stored biowaste percolate and aerosols

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 150-159

  Nielsen, Birgitte Herbert ^a   Würtz, Helle ^a   Holst, Erik ^a   Breum, Niels O ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Biowaste; Compostable waste; Endotoxin; Gases; Microorganisms; Percolate; PH; Storage

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; LEACHATE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; LEACHING; MICROORGANISMS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); TOXICITY;

REFUSE COLLECTION;

ENDOTOXIN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHYL GROUP; THIOL;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AEROSOL; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTAINER; DOMESTIC WASTE; FUNGUS SPORE; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WASTE MANAGEMENT; YEAST;

EID: 0032055393     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X9801600207     Document Type: Article

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