Analysis of portable impactor performance for enumeration of viable bioaerosols

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 514-524

  Yao, Maosheng ^a   Mainelis, Gediminas ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosol sampling; Fungi; Microbial samplers; Portable impactors

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LINEAR MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 34547563243     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701407388     Document Type: Article

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