Seasonal and diurnal variations of fluorescent bioaerosol concentration and size distribution in the urban environment

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 572-581

  Saari, Sampo ^a   Niemi, Jarkko V ^b,c   Rönkkö, Topi ^a   Kuuluvainen, Heino ^a   Järvinen, Anssi ^a   Pirjola, Liisa ^d   Aurela, Minna ^e   Hillamo, Risto ^e   Keskinen, Jorma ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority HSY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Department of Technology Metropolia University of Applied Science ^*  (Finland)

^e FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; BioScout; Fluorescence; Fungal spores; UVAPS

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION; SNOW; URBAN PLANNING;

BIOSCOUT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNGAL SPORES; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NON-BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; SEASONAL AND DIURNAL VARIATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZERS; UVAPS;

FLUORESCENCE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; FUNGUS; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

EID: 84925957527     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2014.10.0258     Document Type: Article

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