Temperature and moisture effect on spore emission in the fungal biofiltration of hydrophobic VOCs

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 605-613

  Vergara Fernández, Alberto ^a   Salgado Ísmodes, Vanida ^a   Pino, Miguel ^a   Hernández, Sergio ^b   Revah, Sergio ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE PROCESOS Y TECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fungal biofiltration; Fusarium solani; Hydrophobic VOCs; Moisture; Spore emission; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; FUNGAL BIOFILTRATION; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HYDROPHOBIC VOCS; MOISTURE EFFECTS; N-PENTANE; NITROGEN SOURCES; PACKING MATERIALS; THREE TEMPERATURE;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PARAFFINS; TEMPERATURE;

MOISTURE;

PENTANE; VERMICULITE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE EMISSION; FUSARIUM SOLANI; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING MATERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

FILTRATION; FUSARIUM; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

FUSARIUM SOLANI;

EID: 84859723466     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.650581     Document Type: Article

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