Particle size, size distribution and morphological evaluation of airborne dust particles of diverse woods by Scanning Electron Microscopy and image processing program

Powder Technology

Volumn 225, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-71

  Mazzoli, Alida ^a   Favoni, Orlando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Image processing; ImageJ; Scanning Electron Microscopy; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE DUSTS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; GRAIN SIZE; IMAGEJ; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; SIZE AND SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; STANDARDIZED METHODS; TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS; TROPICAL HARDWOOD; WOOD DUST; WOOD PARTICLES;

DISEASES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDWOODS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DUST;

ACCURACY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXIC INHALATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WOOD DUST;

DISEASES; DUST; HARDWOODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOOD;

EID: 84861186824     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.03.033     Document Type: Article

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