Fungal contamination in two portuguese wastewater treatment plants

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

Volumn 77, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 90-102

  Viegas, C ^a   Faria, T ^a   Gomes, A Quintal ^a   Sabino, R ^a,b   Seco, A ^a   Viegas, S ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOMITES; HUMANS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84894554044     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.866925     Document Type: Article

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