Generation characteristics of fungal spore and fragment bioaerosols by airflow control over fungal cultures

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-325

  Lee, Jun Hyun ^a   Hwang, Gi Byung ^a   Jung, Jae Hee ^b   Lee, Dae Hee ^a   Lee, Byung Uk ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aerosolization; Bioaerosol; Flow control; Fragment; Fungal particle; Spore

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; FLOW CONTROL;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AEROSOLIZATION; AIR FLOW CONTROL; BIOAEROSOL GENERATION; BIOAEROSOLS; FRAGMENT; GENERATION SYSTEMS; SPORE;

FUNGI;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; DISPERSAL; FLOW CONTROL; FUNGUS; SPORE;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENERATOR; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 77049094888     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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