Typical household vacuum cleaners: The collection efficiency and emissions characteristics for fine particles

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 200-206

  Lioy, Paul J ^a   Wainman, Thomas ^a   Zhang, Junfeng ^a   Goldsmith, Susan ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b InterBasic Resources Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBON; ELECTRIC MOTORS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PHOTODETECTORS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; VACUUM CLEANERS;

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT SCATTERING PARTICLE DETECTORS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FILTER; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACUUM;

EID: 0033081608     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1999.10463789     Document Type: Article

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