Comparison between hospital single air unit and central air unit for ventilation performances and airborne microbes

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-36

  Chuaybamroong, Paradee ^a   Choomseer, Piyapong ^b   Sribenjalux, Pipat ^c  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b LOEI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Air velocity profile; Airborne microorganisms; Bioaerosol; Hospital environment; SF6 tracer gas technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849089254     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2007.04.0027     Document Type: Article

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