Total concentrations of virus and bacteria in indoor and outdoor air

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 84-88

  Prussin, Aaron J ^a   Garcia, Ellen B ^a   Marr, Linsey C ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOLOGY;

AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS; DAYCARE CENTERS; INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIRS; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; STANDARD DEVIATION;

VIRUSES;

EID: 84940701993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5b00050     Document Type: Article

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