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The ecology of microorganisms in a small closed system: potential benefits and problems for space station
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Rodgers, E. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | The inevitble presence on the space station of microorganisms associated with crew members and their environment will have the potential for both benefits and a range of problems including illness and corrosion of materials. This report reviews the literature presenting information about microorganisms pertinent to Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) on the space station. The perspective of the report is ecological, viewing the space station as an ecosystem in which biological relationships are affected by factors such as zero gravity and by closure of a small volume of space. Potential sites and activities of microorganisms on the space station and their environmental limits, microbial standards for the space station, monitoring and control methods, effects of space factors on microorganisms, and extraterrestrial contamination are discussed. |
| File Size | 5058532 |
| Page Count | 62 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870003733 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t07x18h4m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Life Support Systems Pathogens Microorganisms Extraterrestrial Life Ecosystems Closed Ecological Systems Spacecraft Environments Contamination Space Stations Environmental Control Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
