Impact of production systems on swine confinement buildings bioaerosols

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-102

  Létourneau, Valérie ^a   Nehmé, Benjamin ^b   Mériaux, Anne ^c   Massé, Daniel ^d   Duchaine, Caroline ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Litter; Production systems; Source separation; Swine confinement buildings

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENDOTOXIN;

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; SWINE;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SWINE; VENTILATION;

EID: 77449159219     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903425642     Document Type: Article

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