Evaluation of bioaerosols in a municipal solid waste recycling and composting plant

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 778-781

  Marchand, Geneviève ^a   Lavoie, Jacques ^a   Lazure, Louis ^a  

^a Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPOSTING; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYGIENE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORKROOM AIR;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 85047699484     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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