Bacterial aerosol in Silesian hospitals: Preliminary results

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 883-890

  Pastuszka, Jozef S ^a,b   Marchwinska Wyrwal E ^a   Wlazlo A ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosol; Hospital environment; Indoor air

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 28244484721     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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