Evaluation of ionic air purifiers for reducing aerosol exposure in confined indoor spaces

Indoor Air

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 235-245

  Grinshpun, S A ^a   Mainelis, G ^b   Trunov, M ^c   Adhikari, A ^a   Reponen, T ^a   Willeke, K ^a  

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

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol concentration; Electric charge; Indoor air purification; Ionization; Particle size

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR CLEANERS; BACTERIA; EFFICIENCY; IONS; MIXING; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL EXPOSURES; BREATHING ZONES; CONDITION; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR PURIFICATION; INDOOR SPACE; PARTICLE REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; PARTICLES SIZES; PROPERTY;

PARTICLE SIZE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 22144482378     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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