Thermal inactivation of Bacillus anthracis surrogate spores in a bench-scale enclosed landfill gas flare

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-159

  McBrian Tufts, Jenia A ^a   Rosati, Jacky A ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FLARE STACKS;

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BIOAEROSOL COLLECTION; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL INACTIVATION; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA;

LAND FILL;

LIQUID PARAFFIN;

AEROSOL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BENCH SCALE SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GAS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LANDFILL; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859916936     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.636862     Document Type: Article

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