Influence of seasons and sampling strategy on assessment of bioaerosols in sewage treatment plants in Switzerland

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 393-400

  Oppliger, Anne ^a   Hilfiker, Silvia ^b   Duc, Trinh Vu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; Airborne fungi; Endotoxin; Occupational health; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SEWAGE; AEROSOLS; FUNGI; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WASTEWATER;

BIOAEROSOLS; ENDOTOXINS; AIRBORNE BACTERIA; AIRBORNE FUNGI; ENDOTOXIN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAMPLING STRATEGIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

AEROSOLS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENDOTOXIN; WATER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; SEASON; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SUMMER; SWITZERLAND; WINTER;

EID: 23844523476     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh108     Document Type: Article

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