Can we trust air filters?

Filtration and Separation

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 16-22

  Camfil, A B ^a  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air filter; Testing method

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; COSTS; DUST; EQUIPMENT TESTING; LIFE CYCLE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

AIR FILTERS;

AIR FILTER; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 0034161423     PISSN: 00151882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-1882(00)88318-4     Document Type: Article

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