Emission rates and characterization of aerosols produced during the spreading of dewatered class B biosolids

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3537-3544

  Paez Rubio, Tania ^a   Ramarui, Abel ^a   Sommer, Jeffrey ^a   Xin, Hua ^a   Anderson, James ^a   Peccia, Jordan ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSOLIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PATHOGENS;

EMISSION RATES; PLUME GEOMETRY;

AEROSOLS;

ENDOTOXIN; SULFITE; WATER;

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; BIOSOLIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PATHOGENS;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BACTERIUM; BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEWATERING; GEOMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLUME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CLOSTRIDIA; NONHUMAN; PLUME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

CLOSTRIDIA;

AEROSOLS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER;

EID: 34250887050     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061786p     Document Type: Article

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