Design, calibration, and field performance of a miniature diffusion size classifier

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Fierz, M ^a   Houle, C ^a   Steigmeier, P ^a   Burtscher, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL INSTRUMENT; BACKGROUND AEROSOL; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; COMBUSTION EXHAUSTS; FIELD PERFORMANCE; HANDHELDS; INSTRUMENT DESIGNS; MEDICAL STUDIES; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PERSONAL EXPOSURE MONITORING; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; SIMPLE INSTRUMENTS; WELDING FUMES; WORKPLACE EXPOSURE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; CLASSIFIERS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; FUMES; INSTRUMENTS; MONITORING;

NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMBUSTION; DIFFUSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXHAUST GAS; INSTRUMENT; NANOENGINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERSONAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELDING FUME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78249265043     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2010.516283     Document Type: Article

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