Development and performance of a fluence rate distribution model for a cylindrical excimer lamp

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1605-1614

  Naunovic, Zorana ^a   Pennell, Kelly G ^a   Blatchley III, Ernest R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); NUMERICAL METHODS;

FLUENCE RATE; QUARTZ LAMP;

EXCIMER LASERS;

BROMINE; XENON;

DISINFECTION; EXCIMER LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); NUMERICAL METHODS;

ABSORBANCE; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MODEL VALIDATION; QUARTZ;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; DISINFECTION; EXCIMER LAMP; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; LASERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 40949158443     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070968w     Document Type: Article

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