Sampling of high amounts of bioaerosols using a high-volume electrostatic field sampler

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-176

  Madsen, A M ^a   Sharma, A K ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aerosol sampling; Bacteria; Biofuel; Electrostatic field sampler; Endotoxin; Fungi

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DUST; ELECTROSTATICS; IMAGE CODING; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; STANDARDS;

AEROSOL SAMPLING; BACTERIA; BIO FUELS; BIO-AEROSOLS; BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BOILER ROOM; ELECTROSTATIC FIELD SAMPLER; ELECTROSTATIC FIELDS; ENDOTOXIN; FINE PARTICLES; FUNGI; LARGE OBJECTS; MICROBIAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMPONENTS; PARTICLE PENETRATION; PRE FILTERING; RESPIRABLE DUST; SAMPLING RATES; SAMPLING TIME; STANDARD DEVIATIONS;

SAMPLING;

BIOFUEL; ENDOTOXIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIUM; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; ELECTRICITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; STRAW; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BACTERIA; DUST; ELECTROSTATICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 44949085754     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men004     Document Type: Article

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