Health risks of the occupational exposure to microbiological and chemical pollutants in a municipal waste organic fraction treatment plant

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 661-669

  Nadal, Martí ^a   Inza, Isabel ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a,b   Figueras, María J ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIÓ SANITÀRIA PERE VIRGILI IISPV   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Health risk; Montcada i Reixac (Catalonia; Organic waste treatment plant; Spain); Volatile organic compounds (VOCs); Workers

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; SPAIN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SPAIN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 70350588747     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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