Size-selective assessment of airborne particles in swine confinement building with the UVAPS

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 3893-3901

  Agranovski, Victoria ^a   Ristovski, Zoran ^a   Blackall, Patrick J ^b   Morawska, Lidia ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Particle size; Swine confinement buildings; The UVAPS; Viable bioaerosols

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGI; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETERS;

BIOAEROSOLS; ULTRAVIOLET AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZERS (UVAPS);

AEROSOLS;

WATER;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FARMING SYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FUNGUS; PARTICLE SIZE; PIG FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETER;

FUNGI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2942717040     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.02.058     Document Type: Article

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