About the Book: Microbiology of Aerosols
Each day people are exposed to millions of bioaerosols, which can have both
beneficial and detrimental effects. It is generally conceded that aerosols are
the most important means by which infectious diseases are contracted or spread
in the microbiological laboratory, although many are known to have occurred from
animal bites, needle sticks, and similar situations where direct contact can
occur. The microbiological quality of the air we meet daily, and depend upon
absolutely is a significant yet little-addressed societal concern. The
regulatory focus on air quality has been on chemical and particulate materials,
which are readily measured. However, there is comparatively