Concentration and particle size distribution of microbiological aerosol during haze days in Beijing

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3144-3149

  Hu, Ling Fei ^a   Zhang, Ke ^a   Wang, Hong Bao ^a   Li, Na ^a   Wang, Jie ^a   Yang, Wen Hui ^a   Yin, Zhe ^a   Jiao, Zhou Guang ^a   Wen, Zhan Bo ^a   Li, Jin Song ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; Airborne fungi; Haze; Particulate matter (PM); Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; BACTERIA; BEIJING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84942328389     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.2015.09.004     Document Type: Article

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