Evaluation of a high-volume portable bioaerosol sampler in laboratory and field environments

Indoor Air

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 385-393

  An, H R ^a   Mainelis, G ^a   Yao, M ^a  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; BioSampler; Collection efficiency; RCS High Flow sampler

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; LABORATORIES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; BIOSAMPLER; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; HIGH FLOW; HIGH VOLUMES; NON-BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RCS HIGH FLOW SAMPLER;

MICROORGANISMS;

LATEX; OLEIC ACID; POLYSTYRENE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CENTRIFUGAL ANALYZER; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; LABORATORY TEST;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 8744231814     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00257.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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