Particulate matter composition and emission rates from the disk incorporation of class B biosolids into soil

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 36, 2006, Pages 7034-7045

  Paez Rubio, Tania ^a   Xin, Hua ^a   Anderson, James ^a   Peccia, Jordan ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Biosolids; Endotoxin; Fugitive dust; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS;

BIOAEROSOLS; BIOSOLIDS; ENDOTOXIN; FUGITIVE DUST;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOSOLID; EMISSION; HEALTH RISK; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PATHOGEN; TOXIN;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSOLID; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL PHASE; PLOWING; PLUME; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748782506     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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