Journal
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 22-29Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.08.023
Keywords
Bioaerosols; Compost; Dispersion modelling; Environmental Impact Assessment
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Environment Agency through an industrial CASE award (EPSRC CASE award) [EP/G501319/1]
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) through the Environmental Microbiology and Human Health Programme [NE/M01163/1]
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards at King's College London
- Public Health England (PHE)
- Imperial College London
- Public Health England as part of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health
- UK Medical Research Council
- Medical Research Council [MR/M501669/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/M011658/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MR/M501669/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- NERC [NE/M011658/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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With the increase in composting as a sustainable waste management option,. biological air pollution (bioaerosols) from composting facilities have become a cause of increasing concern due to their potential health impacts. Estimating community exposure to bioaerosols is problematic due to limitations in current monitoring methods. Atmospheric dispersion modelling can be used to estimate exposure concentrations, however several issues arise from the lack of appropriate bioaerosol data to use as inputs into models, and the complexity of the emission sources at composting facilities. This paper analyses current progress in using dispersion models for bioaerosols, examines the remaining problems and provides recommendations for future prospects in this area. A key finding is the urgent need for guidance for model users to ensure consistent bioaerosol modelling practices. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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