The assessment of airborne bacterial contamination in three composting plants revealed site-related biological hazard and seasonal variations

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 973-984

  Fracchia, L ^a,b   Pietronave, S ^a   Rinaldi, M ^a   Martinotti, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b DiSCAFF   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Composting plant; Health risk; Pathogens; Season

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BIOHAZARDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AEROSOL SAMPLES; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL HAZARD; COMPOSTING PLANT; MESOPHILIC BACTERIA; PLANT SITES; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

HEALTH RISKS;

SULFITE;

AGAR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NATURAL HAZARD; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOSAFETY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISPERSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOMYCETACEAE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WIND; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKROOM AIR;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCETACEAE; STREPTOMYCINEAE;

EID: 33645893477     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02846.x     Document Type: Article

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