A comparison between Andersen (ACFM) and Reuter Centrifugal Sampler (RCS-plus) for indoor sampling of airborne molds

Aerobiologia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-128

  Wüst, Gilda ^a   Friedl, Herwig ^b   Haas, Doris ^a   Köck, Michael ^c   Pichler Semmelrock, Franz ^c   Reinthaler, Franz Ferdinand ^a   Schlacher, Robert ^c   Marth, Egon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c Off of Hyg of the Styrian Govt   (Austria)

Author keywords

Andersen impactor; Cfu; Indoor air; Mold; RCS plus; Sampling efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FLOW RATE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; MEASUREMENT; MICROORGANISM; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGI;

EID: 18244413907     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024454702605     Document Type: Article

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