Distribution of airborne bacteria in railway stations in Tokyo, Japan

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 495-502

  Kawasaki, Tamami ^a   Kyotani, Takashi ^a   Ushiogi, Tomoyoshi ^a   Lee, Hunjun ^b  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Hygine and Microbiology Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Above ground concourse; Airborne bacteria; I O ratio; Railway station

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RAILWAY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; JAPAN; RAILROADS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84891643907     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.13-0055-FS     Document Type: Article

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