Quantitative microbial risk assessment of bioaerosols from a manure application site

Aerobiologia

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 73-87

  Jahne, Michael A ^a   Rogers, Shane W ^b   Holsen, Thomas M ^b   Grimberg, Stefan J ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

AERMOD; Animal feeding operations; Bioaerosol; Inverse dispersion modeling; Manure application; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOAEROSOL; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION RISK; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84924056898     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: 15733025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-014-9348-0     Document Type: Article

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