Profile and morphology of fungal aerosols characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM)

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 423-435

  Afanou, Komlavi Anani ^a   Straumfors, Anne ^a   Skogstad, Asbjørn ^a   Skaar, Ida ^b   Hjeljord, Linda ^c   Skare, Øivind ^a   Green, Brett James ^d   Tronsmo, Arne ^c   Eduard, Wijnand ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ASPERGILLUS; ELECTRON EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; PARTICLE GENERATORS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; SPORE PARTICLES;

AEROSOLS;

CALCIUM SULFATE; POLYCARBONATE;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL AEROSOL; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE AREA;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 84930064312     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2015.1040486     Document Type: Article

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