Bioaerosol exposure assessment in the workplace: The past, present and recent advances

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 334-339

  Eduard, Wijnand ^a,b   Heederik, Dick ^c   Duchaine, Caroline ^d,e   Green, Brett James ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUNGUS SPORE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INHALATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84857216152     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2em10717a     Document Type: Review

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