Measurement of the sampling efficiency of personal inhalable aerosol samplers using a simplified protocol

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-179

  Aizenberg, V ^a   Grinshpun, S A ^a   Willeke, K ^a   Smith, J ^b   Baron, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); WIND TUNNELS;

PERSONAL INHALABLE AEROSOL SAMPLERS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; SIMULATION; THORAX;

EID: 0034142660     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(99)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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