The effects of meteorological factors on atmospheric bioaerosol concentrations - A review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 326, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 151-180

  Jones, Alan M ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric transport; Bacteria; Bioaerosol; Dispersion; Fungi; Pollens

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; VIRUSES;

ANIMAL MATTER; BIOAEROSOLS; POLLEN; SHORE WINDS;

METEOROLOGY;

AEROBIOLOGY; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DISPERSION; FUNGUS;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BACTERIUM; COXIELLA BURNETII; DISPERSION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; INHALATION; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES; Q FEVER; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WIND;

AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURE; AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BACTERIA; FUNGI; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; POLLEN; SEWAGE; SPORES; VIRUSES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 2442503336     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.11.021     Document Type: Review

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