Variabilities in aerosolizing activities and airborne fungal concentrations in a bakery

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 317-325

  Levy, Jonathan I ^a   Nishioka, Yurika ^a   Gilbert, Kathy ^a   Cheng, Chuan Hua ^a   Burge, Harriet A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bakery; Bioaerosols; Fungi; Sampling; Variability

Indexed keywords

AIR ANALYSIS; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; CLADOSPORIUM; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033053333     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028899908984448     Document Type: Article

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