SFGP 2007 - Microbial growth onto filter media used in air treatment devices

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bonnevie Perrier, Jean Chrsitophe ^a   Le Coq, Laurence ^a   Andrès, Yves ^a   Le Cloirec, Pierre ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

^b Ecole de Chimie de Rennes   (France)

Author keywords

Air filter; Bioaerosols; Biological particle release; Contamination assess; Permeability

Indexed keywords

MICROORGANISMS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL PARTICLE RELEASE; CONTAMINATION ASSESS; PERMEABILITY; TOLUENE SPECIFIC CONSORTIUM (TSC);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 38949190304     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1675     Document Type: Article

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