Ambient bioaerosol indices for indoor air quality assessments of flood reclamation

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 763-783

  Fabian, M P ^a   Miller, S L ^a   Reponen, T ^b   Hernandez, M T ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosol; Flood; Fungi; Indoor air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BACTERIA; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODS; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGI; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOAEROSOLS; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLOOD RECLAMATION; OPTICAL COUNTING (OPC);

AEROSOLS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; INDOOR AIR;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FLOODING; FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI;

EID: 18044377573     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2004.11.018     Document Type: Article

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