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A controlled study on the characterisation of bioaerosols emissions from compost

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dc.creator Nasir, Zaheer A.
dc.creator Rolph, Catherine
dc.creator Collins, Samuel
dc.creator Stevenson, David
dc.creator Gladding, Toni L.
dc.creator Hayes, Enda
dc.creator Williams, Ben
dc.creator Khera, Shagun
dc.creator Jackson, Simon
dc.creator Bennett, Allan
dc.creator Parks, Simon
dc.creator Kinnersley, Robert P.
dc.creator Walsh, Kerry
dc.creator Pollard, Simon J. T.
dc.creator Drew, Gillian
dc.creator Garcia Alcega, Sonia
dc.creator Coulon, Frederic
dc.creator Tyrrel, Sean
dc.date 2018-10-09T08:58:10Z
dc.date 2018-10-09T08:58:10Z
dc.date 2018-09-28
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-25T16:38:44Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-25T16:38:44Z
dc.identifier Nasir ZA, Rolph C, Collins S et al., (2018) A controlled study on the characterisation of bioaerosols emissions from compost. Atmosphere, Volume 9, Issue 10, 2018, Article number 379
dc.identifier 2073-4433
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9100379
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9100379
dc.identifier http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13516
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/182372
dc.description Bioaerosol emissions arising from biowaste treatment are an issue of public concern. To better characterise the bioaerosols, and to assess a range of measurement methods, we aerosolised green waste compost under controlled conditions. Viable and non-viable Andersen samplers, cyclone samplers and a real time bioaerosol detection system (Spectral Intensity Bioaerosol Sensor (SIBS)) were deployed simultaneously. The number-weighted fraction of fluorescent particles was in the range 22–26% of all particles for low and high emission scenarios. Overall fluorescence spectral profiles seen by the SIBS exhibited several peaks across the 16 wavelength bands from 298 to 735 nm. The size-fractionated endotoxin profile showed most endotoxin resided in the 2.1–9 μm aerodynamic diameter fraction, though up to 27% was found in a finer size fraction. A range of microorganisms were detected through culture, Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionisation Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), including Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. These findings contribute to our knowledge of the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of bioaerosols from composting sites, as well as informing future monitoring approaches and data interpretation for bioaerosol measurement.
dc.language en
dc.rights Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject bioaerosols
dc.subject sampling methods
dc.subject compost
dc.subject characterisation
dc.title A controlled study on the characterisation of bioaerosols emissions from compost
dc.type Article


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