Assessment of airborne microorganism contamination in an industrial area characterized by an open composting facility and a wastewater treatment plant

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Grisoli, Pietro ^a   Rodolfi, Marinella ^a   Villani, Simona ^a   Grignani, Elena ^b   Cottica, Danilo ^b   Berri, Angelo ^b   Maria Picco, Anna ^a   Dacarro, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne microorganisms; Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Composting facility; Microfungi; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; FUNGUS; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MICROORGANISM; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WASTEWATER; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROMYCETE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSYCHROPHILIC BACTERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; WORKPLACE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 58549109178     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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