Identification of bioaerosols released from an egg production facility in the Southeast United States

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-10

  Wang Li, Lingjuan ^a   Li, Qianfeng ^a   Byfield, Grace E ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIES; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOG SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; COLONY MORPHOLOGY; EGG PRODUCTION; EMISSION SOURCES; FIELD SAMPLING; FIELD STUDIES; GRAM POSITIVE; GRAM-STAINING; GROWTH OF BACTERIA; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; METABOLIC ANALYSIS; RECORDING CHARACTERISTICS; SAMPLING LOCATION; SAMPLING STATIONS; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES; WIND DIRECTIONS;

AEROSOLS; ALGAE; FUNGI; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BACTERIA;

AEROSOL; AGAR MEDIUM; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRAM STAINING; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; UNITED STATES; WIND;

EID: 84874096303     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2011.0517     Document Type: Article

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