Deposition rates of fungal spores in indoor environments, factors effecting them and comparison with non-biological aerosols

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 7141-7154

  Kanaani, Hussein ^a   Hargreaves, Megan ^a   Ristovski, Zoran ^a   Morawska, Lidia ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air exchange rates (AER); Deposition rate; Fluorescent percentage; Fungal particles; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATOMIZERS; DEPOSITION RATES;

AIR EXCHANGE RATES (AER); DEPOSITION RATE; FLUORESCENT PERCENTAGE; FUNGAL PARTICLES; VENTILATION RATE;

AEROSOLS;

RAPESEED OIL; TALC;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECTROMETER; SPORE; VENTILATION;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS SPORE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; SIMULATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 51349160911     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.05.059     Document Type: Article

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