Assessment of workers' exposure to bioaerosols in a French cheese factory

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 677-692

  Simon, Xavier ^a   Duquenne, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne microorganisms; Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Endotoxin; Fungi

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ENDOTOXIN;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEESE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRANCE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHEESE; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FRANCE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84904167039     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meu027     Document Type: Article

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