Collection efficiency for submicron particles of a commonly used impinger

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 540-544

  Spanne, Mårten ^a   Grzybowski, Piotr ^b   Bohgard, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Air sampling; Collection efficiency; Impinger; Isocyanates; Submicron particles

Indexed keywords

ISOCYANATE;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0032856271     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028899908984476     Document Type: Article

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