Survival of infectious prions in class B biosolids

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 364-370

  Miles, Syreeta L ^a   Takizawa, Kazue ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^a   Pepper, Ian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Infectivity; Prions; Sludge; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CELL ASSAYS; CLASS B BIOSOLIDS; INFECTIOUS PRIONS; INFECTIVITY; MESOPHILIC; MESOPHILIC TEMPERATURE; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; PRION INFECTIVITY; PRIONS; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; SLUDGE; SURVIVAL; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS;

BIOSOLIDS; CENTRIFUGATION; TEMPERATURE; UREA;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; PRION PROTEIN; UREA; TISSUE EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CELL ASSAY; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MESOPHILE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRION; SCRAPIE; THERMOPHILE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS SURVIVAL; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; ARIZONA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; MEAT; MICE; PRPSC PROTEINS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SCRAPIE; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 79957731821     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.542386     Document Type: Article

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