Concentrations and diversity of microbes from four local bioaerosol emission sources in finland

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1382-1392

  Kaarakainen, Pasi ^a   Meklin, Teija ^b   Kärkkäinen, Päivi ^a   Hyvärinen, Anne ^a   Nevalainen, Aino ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Kuopio Innovation Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FERTILIZERS; FILTRATION; MANURES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; REGIONAL PLANNING; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOAEROSOL EMISSIONS; BIOLOGICAL SOURCES; CULTURABLE BACTERIA; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA;

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOAEROSOL EMISSION; BIOFILTER; CATTLE; COMPOSTING; DEVICES; FARMING SYSTEM; FINLAND; FUNGAL VIABILITY; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MANURE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; STREPTOMYCES; WASTE; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES;

AGRICULTURE; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 84856979602     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.628902     Document Type: Article

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