Assessment of bioaerosol generation and sampling efficiency based on pantoea agglomerans

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 620-628

  Rule, Ana M ^a   Schwab, Kellogg J ^a   Kesavan, Jana ^b   Buckley, Timothy J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b US Army Research Development and Engineering Command   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL GENERATION; AIRBORNE BACTERIA; BIOAEROSOL; BIOAEROSOL GENERATION; BIOWARFARE; CULTURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE; ERWINIA; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; GENERATING SYSTEM; HOME LAND SECURITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SAMPLING EFFICIENCY; SAMPLING METHOD; SAMPLING SYSTEMS; TEST CHAMBERS; VIABLE COUNT;

AEROSOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; DEIONIZED WATER; MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOAREOSOL; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOMASS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEBULIZER; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAR;

PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 67651163666     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820902806709     Document Type: Article

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