The concentrations of culturable microorganisms in relation to particulate matter in urban air

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 215-222

  Haas, D ^a   Galler, H ^a   Luxner, J ^a   Zarfel, G ^a   Buzina, W ^a   Friedl, H ^b   Marth, E ^a   Habib, J ^a   Reinthaler, F F ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Fungi; Particles; Spores

Indexed keywords

AIR HUMIDITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; BIOAEROSOLS; CLADOSPORIUM; COARSE PARTICLES; CULTURABLE MICROORGANISMS; FINE PARTICLES; FUNGAL GENERA; MESOPHILIC BACTERIA; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE COUNTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SPORES; SUMMER MONTHS; URBAN AIR;

AEROSOLS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FUNGI; MICROORGANISMS;

AEROBIC BACTERIA;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGUS; HUMIDITY; MICROORGANISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPORE; URBAN AREA;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; AUSTRIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLADOSPORIUM; HUMIDITY; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRIA; GRAZ; STYRIA;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 84869884239     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.10.031     Document Type: Article

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