Upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) for air disinfection: A symposium in print

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 764-769

  Nardell, Edward ^a   Vincent, Richard ^b   Sliney, David H ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISINFECTION; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISINFECTION; HUMIDITY; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84879828851     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12098     Document Type: Conference Paper

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