Exposure to dust, endotoxin and airborne microorganisms in wastewater sludge thermal drying units

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1073-1080

  Schlosser, O ^a   Huyard, A ^a   Catalan V ^b  

^a CIRSEE   (France)

^b Labaqua   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Endotoxin; Exposure assessment; Organic dust; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOAEROSOLS; ENDOTOXIN; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; ORGANIC DUSTS; WASTEWATER SLUDGE;

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; CONVEYORS; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; PRINTING MACHINERY; WASTEWATER;

DUST;

ENDOTOXIN;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DUST; EMISSION INVENTORY; FUNGUS; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; MAINTENANCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAMPLER; SLUDGE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TOXIN; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WORKPLACE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; DUST; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DRYING; WASTE WATER; WORKPLACE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEWAGE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 80052777233     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.514     Document Type: Article

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