Concentration of bioaerosols in composting plants using different quantification methods

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 693-706

  Van Kampen, Vera ^a   Sander, Ingrid ^a   Liebers, Verena ^a   Deckert, Anja ^a   Neumann, Heinz Dieter ^b   Buxtrup, Martin ^b   Willer, Eckart ^c   Felten, Christian ^c   Jäckel, Udo ^d   Klug, Kerstin ^d   Brüning, Tomas ^a   Raulf, Monika ^a   Bünger, Jürgen ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

^c Berufsgenossenschaft für Transport und Verkehrswirtschaft   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Composting; Cultivation independent methods; Microorganisms; Organic dust; Working areas

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; SOIL;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; SOIL; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITARY ENGINEERING; SOIL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84904212965     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meu026     Document Type: Article

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