Field study on changes in viability of airborne fungal propagules exposed to solar radiation

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.1, 2000, Pages

  Ulevicius V ^a   Peciulyte D ^b   Mordas, G ^a   Lugauskas, A ^b  

^a Lithuania   (Lithuania)

^b Institute of Botany   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Fungal propagules; Relative recovery

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; FUNGUS ATTACK; MUTAGENESIS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOAEROSOLS; IMPINGERS;

FUNGI;

EID: 0034269398     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-8502(00)90971-6     Document Type: Article

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