Continuous Bioaerosol Monitoring Using UV Excitation Fluorescence: Outdoor Test Results

Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 205-212

  Eversole, J D ^a   Cary, W K ^a   Scotto, C S ^a   Pierson, R ^a   Spence, M ^a   Campillo, A J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Particle monitoring; UV fluorescence

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ERWINIA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 0035595059     PISSN: 1086900X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fact.1022     Document Type: Article

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