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. 1970 Sep 18;169(3951):1218-20.
doi: 10.1126/science.169.3951.1218.

Coliform aerosols emitted by sewage treatment plants

A P Adams, J C Spendlove

Coliform aerosols emitted by sewage treatment plants

A P Adams et al. Science. .

Abstract

Development of the science of aerobiology has furnished a tool for the investigation of potential sources of microbial aerosols. An investigation of aerosols emitted by trickling-filter sewage treatment plants revealed that coliforms were indeed emitted and have been sampled to a distance of 0.8 mile (1.2 kilometers) downwind. Factors affecting survival of Escherichia coli are presented.

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