Chamber evaluation of a personal, bioaerosol cyclone sampler

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 702-712

  Macher, Janet ^a   Chen, Bean ^b   Rao, Carol ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne fungal spores; Chamber study; Cyclone sampler; Method comparison; Sampler performance

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; DNA DETERMINATION; FILTER; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; STANDARD;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASPERGILLUS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; CENTRIFUGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; FUNGI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 50049121150     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802380351     Document Type: Article

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