Bioaerosol concentrator performance: Comparative tests with viable and with solid and liquid nonviable particles

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 285-295

  Kesavan, J ^a   Bottiger, J R ^a   McFarland, A R ^b  

^a US Army Research Development and Engineering Command   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminium oxide aerosols; Bioaerosol concentrators; Inert particles; Oleic acid particles; Polystyrene spheres; Viable particles

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOLS; ALUMINA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OLEIC ACID; POLYSTYRENES;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; ALUMINUM OXIDE AEROSOL; BIOAEROSOL CONCENTRATOR; BIOAEROSOLS; INERT PARTICLE; OLEIC ACID PARTICLE; PERFORMANCE; POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE; VIABLE PARTICLE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; OLEIC ACID; POLYSTYRENE;

AEROSOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; TESTING METHOD;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING;

EID: 37249044667     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03560.x     Document Type: Article

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