Size-resolved fluorescent biological aerosol particle concentrations and occupant emissions in a university classroom

Indoor Air

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 604-617

  Bhangar, S ^a   Huffman, J A ^b   Nazaroff, W W ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Coarse particles; Human activity; Indoor air quality; Time resolved measurement; UV APS

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; FLUORESCENCE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

AEROSOL PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL AEROSOL; COARSE PARTICLES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; OCCUPANT ACTIVITIES; TIME RESOLVED MEASUREMENT; UV-APS;

PARTICLE SIZE;

AEROSOL;

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; TIME FACTOR; UNIVERSITY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; VENTILATION;

EID: 84909961167     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12111     Document Type: Article

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