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Digestion
Research on digestion described by scientists at Yale University
February 3rd, 2009
"Accurate modeling of the infectious aerosol risk associated with the land application of biosolids requires an in-depth knowledge of the magnitudes and changes in pathogen concentrations for a variety of class A and class B stabilization methods. The following survey used quantitative PCR (qPCR) and culture assays to detect environmentally resistant bacterial and viral pathogens and biosolid indicator organisms for 36 biosolid grab samples," scientists in the United States report. "Biosolids were collected from 14 U. S. states and included 16 class B mesophilic anaerobic digestion (MAD) samples and 20 class A biosolid samples from temperature-phased anaerobic digestion...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-03)
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