The seasonal distribution of bioaerosols in municipal landfill sites: A 3-yr study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 27, 2002, Pages 4385-4395

  Huang, Chu Yun ^a   Lee, Ching Chang ^a   Li, Fang Chun ^a   Ma, Yu Pei ^a   Su, Huey Jen Jenny ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airborne culturable bacteria; Airborne culturable fungi; Closed sanitary landfill; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; LAND FILL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

AGAR;

AEROSOL; BACTERIUM; EMISSION; FUNGUS; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL WASTE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEVICE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; LANDFILL; MALT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TAIWAN; WINTER;

FUNGI;

EID: 0036741973     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00322-9     Document Type: Article

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