Assessing risk of Legionella

ASHRAE Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Cooper, Andrew J ^a   Barnes, Howard R ^a   Myers, Eric R ^a  

^a NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BIOFILMS; CELLS; COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTOZOA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CAUSATIVE AGENT; HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA TESTING; VIRULENT LEGIONELLA CELLS;

AGENTS;

EID: 2142821504     PISSN: 00012491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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