Exposure to harmful microbiological agents during the handling of biomass for power production purposes;Narażenie na Szkodliwe Czynniki Mikrobiologiczne w Procesie Przetwarzania Biomasy do Celów Energetycznych

Medycyna Pracy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-407

  Ławniczek Walczyk, Anna ^a   Golofit Szymczak, Malgorzata ^a   Cyprowski, Marcin ^a   Górny, Rafal L ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Biomass; Occupational environment; Occupational exposure; Power plants

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DEUTEROMYCETES; EXPOSURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; RISK FACTOR; SEWAGE; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BIOMASS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; RISK FACTORS; SEWAGE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84867291982     PISSN: 04655893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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