Quantitative exposure assessment of organic dust

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 7, 2009, Pages 30-35

  Eduard, Wijnand ^a   Halstensen, Anne Straumfors ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Fungal spore; Measurement method; Measurement strategy; Microorganism; Work environment

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXY FATTY ACID; AMYLASE; ENDOTOXIN; ERGOSTEROL; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUCAN; MURAMIC ACID; MYCOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL ASSAY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GRAVIMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE LYSATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77950819081     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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