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dc.contributor.authorBlatny, Janet Martha
dc.contributor.authorTutkun, Murat
dc.contributor.authorFossum, Hannibal Eie
dc.contributor.authorSkogan, Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorFykse, Else-Marie
dc.contributor.authorAndreassen, Øyvind
dc.contributor.authorWaagen, Viggo
dc.contributor.authorReif, Bjørn Anders Pettersson
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-20T10:56:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-23T11:58:07Z
dc.date.available2017-10-20T10:56:18Z
dc.date.available2017-10-23T11:58:07Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationBlatny JM, Tutkun M, Fossum HE, Skogan G, Fykse E, Andreassen Ø, Waagen V, Reif BAP. Assessment of the dispersion of Legionella-containing aerosols from a biological treatment plant. Frontiers in Bioscience. 2011;June(1):1300-1309en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12242/711
dc.identifier.urihttps://ffi-publikasjoner.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/20.500.12242/711
dc.descriptionBlatny, 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. 1300-1309en_GB
dc.description.abstractLegionella 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.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.titleAssessment of the dispersion of Legionella-containing aerosols from a biological treatment planten_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.updated2017-10-20T10:56:18Z
dc.identifier.cristinID846102
dc.identifier.cristinID846102
dc.identifier.doi10.2741/e333
dc.source.issn1093-9946
dc.source.issn1093-4715
dc.type.documentJournal article
dc.relation.journalFrontiers in Bioscience


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