Bacteria removal and viability attenuation by means of an electrostatic barrier

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-314

  Dottori, Mariangiola ^a   Fava, Gabriele ^a   Ruello, Maria Letizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial control; Electrostatic filtration; Epifluorescence microscopy; Ventilation ducting; Viable particles

Indexed keywords

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CELL VIABILITY; ELECTRICITY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FILTRATION; HEATING; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4143068290     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X04044158     Document Type: Article

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