Board-invited review: Fate and transport of bioaerosols associated with livestock operations and manures

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3693-3706

  Dungan, R S ^a  

^a Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal feeding operation; Bioaerosol; Dispersion; Land application; Manure; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MANURE;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MANURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78049296144     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3094     Document Type: Article

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