Microbiological monitoring of air quality in a university canteen: An 11-year report

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 4765-4774

  Osimani, A ^a   Aquilanti, L ^a   Tavoletti, S ^a   Clementi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canteen; HACCP; Impaction air sampler; Indoor air quality; Microbiological contamination

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLERS; CANTEEN; HACCP; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATIONS;

FOOD PROCESSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INDOOR AIR; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK FACTOR;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATERING SERVICE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; KITCHEN; MEAL; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SUMMER; UNIVERSITY; WINTER; YEAST;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84879040165     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2903-7     Document Type: Article

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