Personal exposure to airborne dust and microorganisms in agricultural environments

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 118-130

  Lee, Shu An ^a   Adhikari, Atin ^a   Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a   McKay, Roy ^a   Shukla, Rakesh ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural farms; Bacteria; Dust; Fungi

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; SOYBEAN; SWINE;

AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURE; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; SOYBEANS; SPORES, FUNGAL; SWINE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745611817     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620500524607     Document Type: Article

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