This book provides a sound foundation for the improvement of the transportation sector responsible for the movement of food. While food safety agencies have been focused on producer, processor, retail, and restaurant food safety, the industry that moves the food has been largel…
Antimicrobial use is under debate, and it is becoming standard practice in the animal production industry to implement thorough biosecurity plans to prevent the spread of pathogenic micro-organisms. This book provides a wealth of practical information on the application of biose…
"Updated, re-organized, and rewritten, this second edition of a bestseller covers cleaning processes, applications, management, safety, and environmental concerns. A two-volume set, it discusses cleaning process applications, management, and safety and environmental concerns. In…
"Updated, re-organized, and rewritten, this second edition of a bestseller covers cleaning processes, applications, management, safety, and environmental concerns. A two-volume set, it discusses cleaning process applications, management, and safety and environmental concerns. In…
The goal of this project was to prepare a user-friendly document that addresses concerns with regards to cleaning and disinfecting, and offers up a potential alternative to traditional products. The research starts with the history and mechanism of action of bleach, builds upon …
The consumption of unsafe fresh vegetables has been linked to an increasing number of outbreaks of human infections. In Lebanon, although raw vegetables are major constituents of the national cuisine, studies on the safety of fresh produce are scant. This research employed a hol…
Photocatalytic oxidation is a process in which a semiconductor upon adsorption of a photon acts as a catalyst in producing reactive radicals, mainly •OH radicals, which in turn can oxidize contaminant species. These •OH radicals completely mineralize even the dead microbial spec…
Mathematical models of the response of populations of microorganisms exposed to ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) are developed that include two-stage response curves and shoulder effects. Models are used to develop a C++ computer program that is capable of predicting th…
Heterogeneous photocatalysis has attracted a large number of researchers around the globe due to its intriguing advantages in the area of environmental remediation. The ability to degrade numerous pollutants and disinfect microorganisms using an inexpensive catalyst and low ener…
Microbiology is one of the core subjects for veterinary students, and since its first publication in 2002, Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease has become an essential text for students of veterinary medicine. Fully revised and expanded, this new edition updates the sub…
