Disinfection efficiency of chlorine dioxide gas in student cafeterias in Taiwan

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 796-805

  Hsu, Ching Shan ^a   Huang, Da Ji ^a  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; BACTERIA; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FUNGI; QUALITY CONTROL; STUDENTS; VIRUSES;

COLONY FORMING UNITS; DISINFECTION EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; STEPWISE DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS; HUMIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84881629708     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2012.735212     Document Type: Article

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