Microbial characteristics of municipal solid waste compost: Occupational and public health risks from surface applied compost.
Compost
Microbial Characterization
Municipal Solid Waste
Risk assessment
Journal
Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN: 1879-2456
Titre abrégé: Waste Manag
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9884362
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 May 2022
01 May 2022
Historique:
received:
20
08
2021
revised:
22
02
2022
accepted:
15
03
2022
pubmed:
26
3
2022
medline:
11
5
2022
entrez:
25
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Land application of MSW compost promotes the soil fertility and productivity, but there is concern about its chemical and microbial quality. Although, current microbial indicators of MSW compost are generally considered to be protective of human health, the use of these indicators doesn't adequately represent the presence of pathogens that might be more resistant to inactivation during composting process. This work aims evaluation of the microbial characteristics of MSW compost and estimation of the health risks associated with exposure to pathogens of potential concern in MSW compost. Although the recommended standards for fecal coliforms and Salmonella were met in a relatively high percentage of samples, there were detectable levels of microbial pathogens. The highest daily infection risk was estimated for Cryptosporidium (1.25 × 10
Identifiants
pubmed: 35334387
pii: S0956-053X(22)00139-8
doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.03.012
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Soil
0
Solid Waste
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
98-105Informations de copyright
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