Inactivation of airborne microorganisms using novel ultraviolet radiation sources in reflective flow-through control devices

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 541-550

  Ryan, Kevin ^a   McCabe, Kevin ^a   Clements, Nick ^a   Hernandez, Mark ^a   Miller, Shelly L ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE MICROORGANISMS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BENCH-SCALE TEST; CONTROL DEVICE; DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUENCE RATES; HYBRID MODEL; LOW HUMIDITY; PARTICLE TRACKING; PHOTON TRACING; RADIATION SOURCE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BACTERIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROL; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MERCURY (METAL); MICROORGANISMS; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL OPTICS; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; QUANTUM OPTICS; RADIATION; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; XENON;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

MERCURY; XENON;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; HUMIDITY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MICROORGANISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARAFORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MYCOBACTERIUM PARAFORTUITUM;

EID: 77953562116     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786821003762411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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