Bioaerosol generation at large-scale green waste composting plants

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 612-618

  Sànchez Monedero, Miguel A ^a   Stentiford, Edward I ^a   Urpilainen, Sari T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; AIR MONITORING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPOSTING; FUNGUS SPORE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROSOLS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MICROORGANISMS; WASTES;

BIOAEROSOL; BIOAEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS; BIOAEROSOL GENERATION; WASTE COMPOSTING PLANTS;

AEROSOLS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 22844436252     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464652     Document Type: Article

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