Assessment of bioaerosols in the public buildings of Korea

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 465-471

  Kim, Ki Youn ^a   Park, Jae Beom ^a   Jang, Gyu Yeob ^b   Kim, Chi Nyon ^c   Lee, Kyung Jong ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; Airborne fungi; Cascade impactor; I O ratio; Korea; Public building

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMIDITY; KOREA; LAW; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEASON;

FUNGI;

EID: 35348879060     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X07082534     Document Type: Article

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