Transport efficiency and deposition velocity of fluidized spores in ventilation ducts

Aerobiologia

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 155-172

  Krauter, Paula ^a   Biermann, Arthur ^a   Larsen, Lloyd D ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b West Desert Test Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus atrophaeus; Bacillus globigii; Biological warfare agent; Fluidized spore; Spore deposition; Spore transport; Ventilation duct

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; PLASTIC; STEEL;

AIRFLOW; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BUILDING; EXPERIMENT; HEALTH; MATERIALS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VELOCITY; VENTILATOR;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 28844449683     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-005-9001-z     Document Type: Article

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