Changes at an activated sludge sewage treatment plant alter the numbers of airborne aerobic microorganisms

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4597-4608

  Fernando, Nadeesha L ^a   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeration; Bioaerosol; Indoors; Outdoors; Sewage

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRITION; ODORS; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AERATION; BIOAEROSOLS; INDOORS; OUTDOORS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AERATION; AEROSOL; ODOR; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; HEALTH SURVEY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; ODOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TANK;

EID: 27744446007     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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