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Effect of physical and biological parameters on enumeration of bioaerosols by portable microbial impactors
Maosheng Yao,Gediminas Mainelis +1 more
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In this paper, the authors investigated the physical and biological parameters affecting overall performance of portable microbial samplers when collecting different bioaerosol species, including impaction velocity from 1 to 15m/s and jet-to-plate distance from 1.7 to 6mm.About:
This article is published in Journal of Aerosol Science.The article was published on 2006-11-01. It has received 73 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Indoor bioaerosol & Bioaerosol.read more
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Use of zero-valent iron nanoparticles in inactivating microbes
Minghui Diao,Maosheng Yao +1 more
TL;DR: In this study, complete inactivation was achieved both for B. subtilis var.
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Bioaerosols in Indoor Environment - A Review with Special Reference to Residential and Occupational Locations
Jyotshna Mandal,Helmut Brandl +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a literature study has been performed regarding the levels of these microorganisms in various indoor occupational (e.g., schools, offices, hospitals, museums) and dwelling environments and the results will provide a significant scientific basis for indoor air quality control and help in elaborating risk prevention programs for workers and dwellers.
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Bioaerosol sampling: sampling mechanisms, bioefficiency and field studies
TL;DR: The mechanisms of popular bioaerosol sampling devices such as impingers, cyclones, impactors, and filters are described, explaining both their strengths and weaknesses, and the consequences for microbial bioefficiency.
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Analysis of Cascade Impactor Mass Distributions
Craig Dunbar,Jolyon P. Mitchell +1 more
TL;DR: The purpose of this paper is to review the approaches for analyzing cascade impactor (CI) mass distributions produced by pulmonary drug products and the considerations necessary for selecting the appropriate analysis procedure.
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Performance of UVAPS with respect to detection of airborne fungi
Hussein Kanaani,Megan Hargreaves,James J. Smith,Zoran Ristovski,Victoria Agranovski,Lidia Morawska +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the detection limit, selectivity and counting efficiency of an Ultraviolet Aerodynamic Particle Sizer Spectrometer (UVAPS) with regard to aerosolized fungal spores were investigated.
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TL;DR: From these and many other references it is obvious that any instrument used to assess the health hazard or infection potential of particulate aerosols should determine the number and the size3 of the airborne particles.
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Profiles of Airborne Fungi in Buildings and Outdoor Environments in the United States
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Health effects of indoor-air microorganisms
TL;DR: The review provides a summary and discussion of current data on exposure to indoor-air microorganisms and their health effects, for example, respiratory irritation and nonspecific symptoms, respiratory infections, asthma and allergy, alveolitis and organic dust toxic syndrome, and chronic bronchitis.