Assessing waste collectors' exposure to bioaerosols

Aerobiologia

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 277-285

  Lavoie, Jacques ^a   Dunkerley, Christopher J ^b  

^a Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec IRSST   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Exposures; Personal hygiene; Sources; Waste collectors

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HYGIENE; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036765568     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021381826042     Document Type: Article

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