Exposure to airborne culturable microorganisms and endotoxin in two italian poultry slaughterhouses

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 469-478

  Paba, Emilia ^a   Chiominto, Alessandra ^a   Marcelloni, Anna Maria ^a   Proietto, Anna Rita ^a   Sisto, Renata ^a  

^a INAIL Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

air handling units; bacteria; endotoxin; molds; poultry slaughterhouse

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ENDOTOXIN;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ABATTOIRS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; ITALY; MEAT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY;

EID: 84903163453     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.877141     Document Type: Article

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