Estimating the probability of recontamination via the air using Monte Carlo simulations

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Den Aantrekker, Esther D ^a   Beumer, Rijkelt R ^a   Van Gerwen, Suzanne J C ^b   Zwietering, Marcel H ^c   Van Schothorst, Mick ^a   Boom, Remko M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c DANONE RESEARCH   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne concentrations; Microbiological risk assessment; Recontamination; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOMETRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROORGANISM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOULD; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEASON; SEDIMENTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

EID: 0043122935     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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