Effect of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation on viral aerosols

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 5460-5465

  Walker, Christopher M ^a   Ko, Gwangpyo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; DISEASES; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; LIQUIDS; VIRUSES;

NEBULIZATION; VIABLE VIRAL AEROSOLS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEROSOL; DISINFECTION; IRRADIATION; PATHOGEN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS;

ADENOVIRUS; AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CORONAVIRUS; DISINFECTION; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MS2 VIRUS; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; SARS CORONAVIRUS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AEROSOLS; CORONAVIRUS; DISINFECTION; HUMIDITY; LEVIVIRUS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRUSES;

ADENOVIRIDAE; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORONAVIRUS;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BACTERIAL AEROSOLS; BACTERIOPHAGE MS2; CORONAVIRUSES; ENGINEERING METHODS; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; ULTRA-VIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET GERMICIDAL IRRADIATIONS; UV DISINFECTION; UV DOSE;

EID: 34547689046     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070056u     Document Type: Article

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