Method for studying survival of airborne viable microorganisms in combustion environments: Development and evaluation

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 414-424

  Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a   Li, Chunlei ^a   Adhikari, Atin ^a   Yermakov, Michael ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^a   Schoenitz, Mirko ^b   Dreizin, Edward ^b   Hoffmann, Vern ^b   Trunov, Mikhaylo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Reactive Metals Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Combustion aerosols; Hazardous air pollutants

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; IODINE; MICROORGANISMS; NANOCOMPOSITES;

AIRBORNE MICROORGANISMS; BIOAEROSOLS; COMBUSTION AEROSOLS; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPOSED TO; GASEOUS HYDROCARBON; HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS; HYDROCARBON FLAMES;

COMBUSTION;

AEROSOL; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL WEAPON; BIOTERRORISM; COMBUSTION; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; HYDROCARBON; IODINE; PATHOGEN; SPORE; SURVIVAL;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77957704186     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2010.05.0041     Document Type: Article

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