Concentration and size distribution of culturable airborne microorganisms in outdoor environments in Beijing, China

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 325-334

  Fang, Zhiguo ^a   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^a   Zheng, Hua ^a   Wang, Xiaoke ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; SAMPLING; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STAGES; STANDARDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

AIRBORNE BACTERIA; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; AIRBORNE MICRO ORGANISMS; ARITHMETIC MEAN; BEIJING; BEIJING , CHINA; BOTANICAL GARDENS; CLADOSPORIUM; COLONY-FORMING UNITS; CONSECUTIVE DAYS; CULTURABLE MICROORGANISMS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; FUNGAL GENERA; LOGARITHMIC DISTRIBUTION; MICROBIAL CONCENTRATIONS; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; RESEARCH CENTERS; SAMPLING PERIODS; SAMPLING SITES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION PATTERN; SKEWED DISTRIBUTIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TRAFFIC LINES;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHINA; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 45949095948     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802068657     Document Type: Article

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