Particle resuspension during the use of vacuum cleaners on residential carpet

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 232-238

  Corsi, Richard L ^a,b   Siegel, Jeffrey A ^a   Chiang, Chunyi ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpet; Cleaning; Field measurement; Particulate matter; Resuspension; Vacuuming

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EQUIPMENT; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM CLEANING;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 38849102441     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620801901165     Document Type: Article

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