Temporal variation in airborne microbial populations and microbially-derived allergens in a tropical urban landscape

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 291-300

  Woo, Anthony C ^a   Brar, Manreetpal S ^a   Chan, Yuki ^a   Lau, Maggie C Y ^b   Leung, Frederick C C ^a,c   Scott, James A ^d   Vrijmoed, Lilian L P ^e   Zawar Reza, Peyman ^f   Pointing, Stephen B ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^g AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airborne microorganisms; Bacteria; Bio aerosols; Fungi; Urban aerosol

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE MICROORGANISMS; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTANTS; BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; BIOAEROSOLS; METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION; MICROBIAL COMPONENTS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; URBAN AEROSOLS;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; ALLERGENS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; HEALTH RISKS; LOADING; URBAN GROWTH;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; ALLERGY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOASSAY; DATA SET; HEALTH RISK; LANDSCAPE; METROPOLITAN AREA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOXIN; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HONG KONG; LANDSCAPE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 84877016875     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.03.047     Document Type: Article

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