Increased airborne bacterial survival as a function of particle content and size

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 439-446

  Lighthart, Bruce ^a   Shaffer, Brenda T ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Dynamic International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DROP FORMATION; FRACTIONATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WIND TUNNELS;

ERWINIA HERBICOLA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

BACTERIA;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL SURVIVAL; ERWINIA; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; WIND;

EID: 0031239792     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829708965483     Document Type: Article

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