Size distribution of airborne fungi in vehicles under various driving conditions

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-100

  Wang, Ya Fen ^a   Tsai, Cheng Hsien ^b   Huang, Yu Tzu ^a   Chao, How Ran ^c   Tsou, Tsui Chun ^d   Kuo, Yi Ming ^e   Ang, Lin Chi ^f   Chen, Shih Hsuan ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^f CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fungi; Number median diameter; Size distribution; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIRCULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CAR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; TAIWAN;

FUNGI;

AEROSOLS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; MOTOR VEHICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; TAIWAN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876072869     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2011.650798     Document Type: Article

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