Microbiological air quality in an urban solid waste selection plant

Italian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-27

  del Cimmuto, Angela ^a   D'Acunzo, Francesca ^a   Marinelli, Lucia ^a   de Giusti, Maria ^a   Boccia, Antonio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air quality; Bioaerosol; Micro organisms; Waste recycling; Waste selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950274983     PISSN: 17237815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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