The role of electrostatic charge accumulated by respirable sized allergens with regard to thunderstorm asthma

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 778-783

  O'Leary, M ^a   Koolpiruck, D ^a   Balachandran, W ^a   Emberlin, J ^b   Lewis, R ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTROSTATICS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PULMONARY DISEASES;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; ASTHMA EPIDEMICS; THUNDERSTORM;

ALLERGIES;

EID: 33745924681     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IAS.2005.1518419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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