Improved method for the evaluation of real-time biological aerosol detection technologies

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 635-644

  Ratnesar Shumate, Shanna ^a,b   Wagner, Michael L ^a   Kerechanin, Charles ^a   House, Gerad ^a   Brinkley, Kelly M ^a   Bare, Christopher ^a   Baker, Neal A ^a   Quizon, Rachel ^a   Quizon, Jason ^a   Proescher, Alex ^a   Van Gieson, Eric ^a   Santarpia, Joshua L ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL GENERATION; AEROSOL GENERATORS; AMBIENT AEROSOLS; AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACKGROUND AEROSOL; BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL AEROSOL; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; CULTURABLE; IMPROVED METHODS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; RAMP TESTING; TEMPORAL FLUCTUATION;

BACTERIOLOGY; SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOSENSOR; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FILTER; FLOW RATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI;

EID: 79953718508     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2010.551144     Document Type: Article

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