The NYC Native Air Sampling Pilot Project: Using HVAC filter data for urban biological incident characterization

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-224

  Ackelsberg, Joel ^a   Leykam, Frederic M ^b   Hazi, Yair ^d   Madsen, Larry C ^b   West, Todd H ^e   Faltesek, Anthony ^b   Henderson, Gavin D ^b,c   Henderson, Christopher L ^b   Leighton, Terrance ^f  

^a Bureau of Communicable Diseases   (United States)

^b Washington Institute Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d and Children Program   (United States)

^e SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HEATING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; UNITED STATES;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOHAZARD RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HEATING; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; VENTILATION;

EID: 80052426356     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2010.0064     Document Type: Article

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