Fungal and microbial volatile organic compounds exposure assessment in a waste sorting plant

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 22-23, 2012, Pages 1410-1417

  Malta Vacas, J ^a   Viegas, S ^a,b   Sabino, R ^c   Viegas, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; WASTE SORTING PLANT;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASPERGILLUS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PENICILLIUM; PORTUGAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITARY ENGINEERING; SOLID WASTE; STACHYBOTRYS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; PENICILLIUM SP.; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 84868261167     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.721175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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