Temporal/seasonal variations of size-dependent airborne fungi indoor/outdoor relationships for a wind-induced naturally ventilated airspace

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 4415-4419

  Liao, Chung Min ^a   Luo, Wen Chang ^a   Chen, Szu Chieh ^a   Chen, Jein Wen ^a   Liang, Huang Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airborne fungus; Bioaerosol; Deposition; Humidity; Hygroscopic; Natural ventilation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; FUNGI; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY;

BIOAEROSOLS; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; FUNGUS; HYGROSCOPICITY; SPORE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; GEOMETRY; HOME; HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WETTABILITY; WIND; WINTER;

FUNGI;

EID: 3142600692     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.04.029     Document Type: Article

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