Fog droplets - An atmospheric source of secondary biological aerosol particles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 287-290

  Fuzzi, Sandro ^a   Mandrioli, Paolo ^a   Perfetto, Antonio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Biological aerosol particles; Cloud condensation nuclei; Fog chemistry

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOG; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOLOGICAL PARTICLE; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; FOG CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BACTERIA; FOG; FUNGI; PH; YEAST;

AEROBIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL AEROSOLS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0030617369     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(96)00160-4     Document Type: Article

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