Aerosol characteristics of airborne actinomycetes and fungi

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Grinshpun, S A ^a   Reponen, T ^a   Willeke, K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Actinomycete; Aerodynamic size; Aerosolization; Bioaerosol; Fungi; Hygroscopicity; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041159177     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)85333-5     Document Type: Article

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