Emission and evolution of air-borne microflora in slaughter houses

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Adeeb, Farah ^a   Shooter, David ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animal houses; Indoor bacteria; Indoor fungi; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOLUTION; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MICROFLORA; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0037665294     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X03012003005     Document Type: Article

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