Ambient air levels of Aspergillus fumigatus and thermophilic actinomycetes in a residential neighborhood near a yard-waste composting facility

Aerobiologia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-108

  Recer, Gregg M ^a   Browne, Marilyn L ^a   Horn, Edward G ^a   Hill, Kenneth M ^b   Boehler, William F ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Public and Environmental Health Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Bioaerosol emissions; Bioaerosol monitoring; Composting; RCS+ air sampler; Thermophilic actinomycetes; Yard waste

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HOUSEHOLD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WIND;

EID: 0034975522     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010816114787     Document Type: Article

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