The air spora close to a compost facility in Northeast Oklahoma: Part I - Spore trap sampling

Aerobiologia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-12

  Gillum, Scott Jefferson ^a   Levetin, Estelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Aspergillus; Burkard; Compost; Spore trap

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ATMOSPHERE; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FUNGUS SPORE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; UNITED STATES;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 41049100845     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-007-9074-y     Document Type: Article

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