Fluorescent aerosol leakage quantification for protective clothing with an entropy-based image processor for industrial and medical workers

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 491-496

  Luo, Chin Hsiang ^a   Yang, Shinhao ^b   Wen, Che Yen ^c   Syu, Ming Yang ^a   Lin, Kuo Hung ^d   Chiu, Shih Hsuan ^d   Chang, Cheng Ping ^e  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TOKO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e Occupational Hygiene Division   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosol exposure; Image processing; Protective clothing; Pumping effect

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ENTROPY; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

AEROSOL EXPOSURES; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; ENTROPY-BASED ALGORITHM; HAZARDOUS PARTICULATES; IMAGE PROCESSORS; MEDICAL SETTINGS; PUMPING EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

FLUORESCENT DYE;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; DETOXIFICATION; ENTROPY; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH WORKER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IRRADIATION; LEAKAGE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION POLICY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79957627926     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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