Airborne endotoxin in different background environments and seasons

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-86

  Madsen, Anne Mette ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofuel; Biomass; Endotoxin; Exposure; Exposure in industrial areas; Exposure in towns; Greenhouse; Occupational exposure; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GREENHOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; DENMARK; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33746433542     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 12321966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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