Pulsed ultraviolet-light decontamination of small fruits

2007 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Technical Papers

Volumn 12 BOOK, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bialka, Katherine L ^a   Demirci, Ali ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

E. Coli O157:H7; Novel technologies; Raspberries; Salmonella; Strawberries

Indexed keywords

RASPBERRIES; SALMONELLA; STRAWBERRIES;

DECONTAMINATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FRUITS;

EID: 35649020887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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