Effect of Gaseous Chlorine Dioxide on Student Cafeteria Bioaerosols

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-19

  Hsu, Ching Shan ^a   Lu, Ming Chun ^a   Huang, Da Ji ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Chlorine dioxide; Student cafeteria

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GUIDELINE; INDOOR AIR; MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84892661309     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201100293     Document Type: Article

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