Design and operation of a dynamic test chamber for measurement of biocontaminant pollutant emission and control

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1287, Issue , 1996, Pages 44-57

  VanOsdell, Douglas W ^a   Foarde, Karin K ^a   Chang, John C S ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Biocontamination; Dynamic environmental test chamber; Microbiological

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLEAN ROOMS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BIOCONTAMINANT POLLUTANT EMISSION; DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTAL TEST CHAMBERS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0030143278     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp15609s     Document Type: Article

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