Seasonal fluctuation of aerosolization ratio of bioaerosols and quantitative microbial risk assessment in a wastewater treatment plant

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 28; no. 48; pp. 68615 - 68632
• Main Authors: Wang, Rui-ning, Li, Xiang, Yan, Cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aeration; Aerators; Aerosols; Air Microbiology; Airborne bacteria; Airborne microorganisms; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Bacteria; Benchmarks; Bioaerosols; Cold season; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Exposure; Female; Fungi; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Humans; Male; Masks; Microorganisms; Occupational exposure; Public health; Research Article; Risk Assessment; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Waste Water Technology; Wastewater; Wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water Purification; Water treatment; Intestinal pathogenic bacteria; Microporous aerator tank; Imprudent estimate; Conservative estimate; Health risk; Inverted umbrella aerator tank

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play a vital role in public health because it can emit a large quantity of bioaerosols. Exposure to bioaerosols from WWTPs is a potential health risk to WWTP workers and surrounding residents. In this study, the seasonal fluctuation of aerosolization ratios of sev...