Exposure to Airborne Noroviruses and Other Bioaerosol Components at a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Denmark

Food and Environmental Virology

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 130-137

  Uhrbrand, Katrine ^a   Schultz, Anna Charlotte ^a   Madsen, Anne Mette ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Endotoxin; Exposure; Gastroenteritis; Norovirus; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ADENOVIRUS; AEROSOL; AIRBORNE VIRUS; ARTICLE; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MENGO VIRUS; MOULD; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOROVIRUS;

EID: 81355146453     PISSN: 18670334     EISSN: 18670342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12560-011-9068-3     Document Type: Article

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