Exposure assessment of carcass disposal option in the event of a notifiable exotic animal disease: Application to avian influenza virus

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3145-3154

  Pollard, Simon J T ^a   Hickman, Gordon A W ^b   Irving, Phil ^c   Hough, Rupert L ^a   Gauntlett, Daniel M ^b   Howson, Simon F ^b   Hart, Alwyn ^c   Gayford, Paul ^d   Gent, Nick ^e  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Animal Health Agency   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d Surveillance   (United Kingdom)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARCASS; ANIMAL DISEASE; AVAILABLE CAPACITIES; AVIAN INFLUENZAS; CONTINGENCY PLANNING; DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCIES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS; OPERATIONAL INTERVENTIONS; PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS; POULTRY CARCASS; PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS; TOXIC CHEMICALS; WASTE PROCESSING;

AGENTS; ANIMALS; RISK PERCEPTION; WASTE INCINERATION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; AVIAN INFLUENZA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; POULTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CARCASS; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; FOWL PLAGUE VIRUS; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; POSTHUMOUS CARE; POULTRY; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WASTE DISPOSAL; ANIMAL; BIRD; CADAVER; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; METABOLISM; RISK; VIROLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CADAVER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INCINERATION; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MEDICAL WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 52049088099     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702918d     Document Type: Article

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