Measurement of airborne and floor dusts in a nonproblem building

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 432-438

  Leese, Keith E ^a   Cole, Eugene C ^a   Hall, Richard M ^a   Berry, Michael A ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b DynCorp Health Research Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Dust; Indoor air quality; Nonproblem building; Particle mass concentration; Particles

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BUILDING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUST EXPOSURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0030941249     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119791012676     Document Type: Article

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