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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Epstein, Eliot |
Author Affiliation: | President of E & A Environmental Consultants, Canton, Ohio; Adjunct Professor of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health at the School of Medicine |
Title: | Exposure evaluation: Protecting workers at composting facilities |
Section: | Occupational health & safety: Exposure evaluation Other records with the "Occupational health & safety: Exposure evaluation" Section
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Source: | BioCycle, The Journal of Composting & Recycling. Vol. 37, No. 9, September 1996, p. 69-70, 72+. |
Publishing Information: | Emmaus, PA: The JG Press, Inc. |
# of Pages: | 7 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Composting; Sewage sludge; Bioaerosols; Occupational health and safety legislation; Pathogens; Heavy metals; Aspergillus fumigatus; Protective clothing; Exposure assessment
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Abstract/Contents: | "Employees of composting operations can be exposed to pathogens, bioaerosols, toxic chemical substance (both in the air and from handling materials), heavy metals in feedstocks or compost, and dust generated during feedstock preparation and composting. Occupational health hazards vary with different types of feedstocks and the technologies employed." Analyzes the potential health hazards to employees of composting operations. Includes tables related to topics such as pathogens, respiratory symptoms, microbiological concentrations, and bioaerosols. Describes measures that can be taken to protect workers. |
Language: | English |
References: | 26 |
Note: | Figures Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Epstein, E. 1996. Exposure evaluation: Protecting workers at composting facilities. BioCycle. 37(9):p. 69-70, 72+. |
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