Bioaerosols in industrial environments: A review

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1873-1886

  Gilbert, Yan ^a,b   Duchaine, Caroline ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Microbiology; Review; Workplace

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLIZATION; AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES; AIR SAMPLES; AIRBORNE BACTERIA; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISMS; ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; BIOAEROSOLS; CONTAMINATED MATERIALS; EXPOSURE THRESHOLD; HARMFUL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANTS; WOOD PROCESSING;

AGRICULTURE; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIODIVERSITY; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MICROORGANISMS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; WASTE FACILITY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 72849130820     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-117     Document Type: Review

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