Fluorescence spectroscopy of atmospherically relevant bacterial and fungal spores and potential interferences

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 202-209

  Saari, S E ^a   Putkiranta, M J ^a,b   Keskinen, J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b MAP Yhtiöt Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fluorescence; Fungal spores; PBAP; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACID AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL MOLECULE; FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES; FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; FUNGAL SPORES; LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; PBAP; POTENTIAL INTERFERENCES; SINGLE-PARTICLE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC ACIDS; SPECTROSCOPY;

FUNGI;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBOXYLIC ACID;

AEROSOL; BACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGUS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC ACID; SPORE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; ATMOSPHERE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGUS SPORE; LASER; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84874672284     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.02.023     Document Type: Article

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