Land application of manure and class B biosolids: An occupational and public quantitative microbial risk assessment

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2009-2023

  Brooks, John P ^a   McLaughlin, Michael R ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^b   Pepper, Ian L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PATHOGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; VIRUSES;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLASS B BIOSOLIDS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAND APPLICATIONS; LIMITED DATA SETS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT;

PUBLIC RISKS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CROP; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTERIC VIRUS; FOMITE; LISTERIA; MANURE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 84869438866     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0430     Document Type: Article

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