Development of size-selective sampling of bacillus anthracis surrogate spores from simulated building air intake mixtures for analysis via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 860-870

  Gibb Snyder, Emily ^a   Gullett, Brian ^a   Ryan, Shawn ^a   Oudejans, Lukas ^b   Touati, Abderrahmane ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol collection; Biological agent aerosol; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS; Spore detection

Indexed keywords

BIOAEROSOL COLLECTION; BIOLOGICAL AGENT AEROSOLS; LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); SPORE DETECTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; EXHAUST GASES; MIXTURES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAMPLING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AEROSOLS;

OVALBUMIN;

AEROSOL; AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXHAUST GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARD;

AEROSOLS; AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANTS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOTERRORISM; CITIES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; LASERS; OVALBUMIN; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 33748307358     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/000370206778062192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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