UV-C decontamination of aerosolized and surface-bound single spores and bioclusters

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 450-457

  Kesavan, Jana ^a   Schepers, Deborah ^b   Bottiger, Jerold ^b   Edmonds, Jason ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EXCET INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; COLONY FORMING UNITS; DECAY RATE CONSTANTS; MONODISPERSED PARTICLES; POLYDISPERSED AEROSOLS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; UV-C IRRADIATIONS;

AEROSOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGY; DECONTAMINATION; IRRADIATION; RATE CONSTANTS;

SURFACES;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; DOSIMETRY; NONHUMAN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84896863452     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2014.889276     Document Type: Article

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