Evaluation of three electronic noses for detecting incipient wood decay

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1062-1092

  Baietto, Manuela ^a   Wilson, Alphus D ^b   Bassi, Daniele ^a   Ferrini, Francesco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electronic aroma detection; Tree hazard assessment; Urban landscape tree species; Wood rotting fungi

Indexed keywords

AROMA DETECTION; ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES; TREE SPECIES; WOOD-ROTTING FUNGI;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DECAY (ORGANIC); DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FUNGI; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; ODORS; STABILITY; TOOLS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE; TREE;

ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE TECHNIQUES; TREES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77950191138     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100201062     Document Type: Article

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