Bioaerosol concentration at an outdoor composting center

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 554-561

  Folmsbee, Martha ^a   Strevett, Keith A ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPOSTING; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0032969109     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1999.10463824     Document Type: Article

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