Seasonal variations of airborne bacteria in the Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, China

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-315

  Wang, Wanfu ^a,b   Ma, Yantian ^a   Ma, Xu ^a   Wu, Fasi ^a,b   Ma, Xiaojun ^a   An, Lizhe ^a   Feng, Huyuan ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Conservation Research Institute of Dunhuang Academy   (China)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; Culturable bacteria; Cultural heritage; Dunhuang; Mogao Grottoes; Visitors

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE BACTERIA; BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; CULTURABLE BACTERIA; CULTURAL HERITAGES; DUNHUANG MOGAO GROTTOES; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BACTERIOLOGY; CAVES; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; SAMPLING; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

BACTERIA;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; CAVE; CORRELATION; CULTURAL HERITAGE; HEALTH RISK; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TOURISM;

CHINA; DUNHUANG; GANSU; MOGAO GROTTOES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954863967     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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