Modeling immune building systems for bioterrorism defense

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-95

  Kowalski, Wladyslaw ^a   Bahnfleth, William ^a   Musser, Amy ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Disinfection; Filtration; Simulation models; Terrorism; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WEAPON AGENTS; SIMULATION MODELS; TERRORISM; ULTRA-HIGH GERMICIDAL IRRADIATION (UVGI);

ADSORPTION; AGENTS; AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STAIRS; VENTILATION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 11844280597     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2003)9:2(86)     Document Type: Article

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