An analysis of employee exposure to organic dust at large-scale composting facilities

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 151, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Sykes, P ^a   Allen, J A ^a   Wildsmith, J D ^a   Jones, K P ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65649134371     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/151/1/012064     Document Type: Article

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