A cost-effective weighing chamber for particulate matter filters

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1650-1653

  Allen, Ryan ^a   Box, Michael ^a   Liu, Lee Jane Sally ^a   Larson, Timothy V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; HUMIDITY CONTROL; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PULMONARY DISEASES; SAMPLING;

PARTICULATE MATTER FILTERS;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FILTER; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT;

EID: 0035215183     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2001.10464392     Document Type: Article

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