Rapid inactivation of biological species in the air using atmospheric pressure nonthermal plasma

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3360-3368

  Liang, Yongdong ^a   Wu, Yan ^a   Sun, Ke ^a   Chen, Qi ^a   Shen, Fangxia ^a   Zhang, Jue ^a   Yao, Maosheng ^a   Zhu, Tong ^a   Fang, Jing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS CELLS; BACTERIAL AEROSOLS; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL SPECIES; CULTURABILITY; CULTURABLE; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; DIVERSITY LOSS; DNA DAMAGES; ETHIDIUM MONOAZIDE; FUNGAL SPECIES; GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PCR-DGGE; PLASMA EXPOSURE; PLASMA TREATMENT; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; SUBTILIS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ELECTROKINESIS; FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIABILITY;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DISINFECTION; DNA DAMAGE; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL LOAD; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DISINFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 84863343698     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203770q     Document Type: Article

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