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Airborne Microorganisms Associated with Packaging Glass Sorting Facilities

Marta Jorge de Vasconcelos PintoInstituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC–Coimbra Health School, Saúde Ambiental, Coimbra, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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José Miguel VeigaEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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Paulo FernandesEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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Carla RamosEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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Sérgio GonçalvesEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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Maria Manuela Lemos Vaz VelhoEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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Joana Santos GuerreiroEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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Pages 685-696 | Received 22 Aug 2014, Accepted 18 Feb 2015, Published online: 03 Jun 2015

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