A comparison of total, respirable, and real-time airborne particulate sampling in horse barns

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 599-605

  Rosenthal, Frank S ^a   Gruntman, Alisha ^b   Couetil, Laurent L ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Agriculture; Direct reading instruments; Dust; Horse; Particulate

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METHODOLOGY; SEASON;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; SEASONS;

EID: 34848826545     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620600948557     Document Type: Article

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