A New Field-Compatible Methodology for the Collection and Analysis of Fungal Fragments

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 794-803

  Seo, Sung Chul ^a   Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a   Iossifova, Yulia ^a   Schmechel, Detlef ^b   Rao, Carol Y ^b   Reponen, Tiina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

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EID: 85012517668     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820701459940     Document Type: Article

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