Influence of different cleaning practices on endotoxin exposure at sewage treatment plants

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 731-736

  Visser, M J ^a   Spaan, S ^a   Arts, H J J M ^b   Smit, L A M ^a   Heederik, D J J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Arboprofit   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Effluent; Endotoxin; Pressure; Sewage treatment plant; Ventilation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN EXPOSURE; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; MIXED EFFECTS MODELS; WATER PRESSURE;

CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENT TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; TOXIC MATERIALS; VENTILATION;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ENDOTOXIN; SURFACE WATER; TAP WATER;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CLEANING; EFFLUENT; MIXED EFFECTS MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKER;

ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEWAGE; VENTILATION;

EID: 33749575135     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel026     Document Type: Article

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