Effects of ceiling-mounted HEPA-UV air filters on airborne bacteria concentrations in an indoor therapy pool building

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 210-218

  Kujundzic, Elmira ^a   Zander, David A ^a   Hernandez, Mark ^a   Angenent, Largus T ^b   Henderson, David E ^a   Miller, Shelly L ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; CEILINGS; CELL CULTURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES;

AIRBORNE BACTERIA; BACTERIAL AEROSOLS; CULTURABLE BACTERIA; ENDOTOXINS;

AIR FILTERS;

ENDOTOXIN;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARAFORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARAFORTUITUM;

EID: 14344249491     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464612     Document Type: Article

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