Effect of a diffused essential oil blend on bacterial bioaerosols

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 517-523

  Chao, Sue C ^a   Young, D Gary ^a   Oberg, Craig J ^b  

^a Young Living Essential Oil Company   (United States)

^b WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Bioaerosols; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Citrus limon; Diffusion; Eucalyptus globulus; Labiatae; Lauraceae; Myrtaceae; Rosmarinus officinalis; Rutaceae; Syzygium aromaticum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002733043     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1998.9700958     Document Type: Article

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