Design and application of an Lnertial Lmpactor in combination with an ATP bioluminescence detector for in situ rapid estimation of the efficacies of air controlling devices on removal of bioaerosols

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1742-1746

  Yoon, Ki Young ^a   Park, Chul Woo ^a   Byeon, Jeong Hoon ^b   Hwang, Jungho ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONTROL; ATP BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOAEROSOLS; COLONY FORMATION; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTROLLING DEVICES; CULTURE-BASED METHODS; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; IMPACTORS; IN-SITU; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; MICROBIAL SPECIES; RAPID ESTIMATION; RAPID METHOD; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROL; PHOSPHORESCENCE; VENTILATION;

AIR CLEANERS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; INDOOR AIR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEPARATION; VENTILATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COLONY FORMATION; FUNGUS; NEBULIZER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; AIR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUMINESCENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AEROSOLS; AIR; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; SOFTWARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77749283343     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es903437z     Document Type: Article

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