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    Assessment of the dispersion of Legionella-containing aerosols from a biological treatment plant

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    2011
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    Blatny, Janet Martha
    Tutkun, Murat
    Fossum, Hannibal Eie
    Skogan, Gunnar
    Fykse, Else-Marie
    Andreassen, Øyvind
    Waagen, Viggo
    Reif, Bjørn Anders Pettersson
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    Legionella was detected in aeration ponds (biological treatment plant) at Borregaard Ind. Ltd., Norway, and in air samples harvested directly above these ponds. Since 2005, three outbreaks of legionellosis occurred within a 10 km radius from this plant. This work addresses the dispersion patterns of Legionella-containing particles by characterizing the aerosol plume emitted from these ponds (outbreak source) < 500 meters using wind-tunnel measurements, CFD simulations, and real-life measurements. The most abundant particles directly over the ponds were < 6 and >15 ľm. The results showed that the aerosol plume remained narrow; 180 meters wide at 350 meters downwind of the ponds, and that 2 and 18 ľm aerosols were mainly deposited in the vicinity of the ponds ( 150 - 200 meters). Furthermore, the maximum aerosol concentration level appeared 5-10 meters above ground level and the maximum concentration 500 meters downwind was approximately 2% of the concentration level directly above the ponds. Our study demonstrates the strength of combining modeling with real-life aerosol analyses increasing the understanding of dispersion of airborne (pathogenic) microorganisms.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12242/711
    https://ffi-publikasjoner.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/20.500.12242/711
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    10.2741/e333
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    Blatny, Janet Martha; Tutkun, Murat; Fossum, Hannibal Eie; Skogan, Gunnar; Fykse, Else-Marie; Andreassen, Øyvind; Waagen, Viggo; Reif, Bjørn Anders Pettersson. Assessment of the dispersion of Legionella-containing aerosols from a biological treatment plant. Frontiers in Bioscience 2011 ;Volum June.(1) s. 1300-1309
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