Design and Performance of a New Personal Aerosol Monitor

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 231-246

  Koch, Wolfgang ^a   Dunkhorst, Wilhelm ^a   Lodding, Hubert ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DESIGN; DUST; HEALTH HAZARD; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITOR; ARTICLE; DUST; FILTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033264134     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027868299304282     Document Type: Article

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