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Inlet sampling efficiency of bioaerosol samplers

Willeke, K., Grinshpun, S. A., Chang, C., Juozaitis, A., Liebhaber, F., Nevalainen, A. and Thompson, M.
1992
Journal of Aerosol Science, v 23, n SUPPL 1, p S651-S654

Willeke, K., Grinshpun, S. A., Chang, C., Juozaitis, A., Liebhaber, F., Nevalainen, A. and Thompson, M., (1992), "Inlet sampling efficiency of bioaerosol samplers", Journal of Aerosol Science, v 23, n SUPPL 1, p S651-S654.
Abstract:
The inlet sampling efficiencies of several commercial bioaerosol samplers have been calculated by use of available and newly-developed equations. Under certain sampling conditions, the bioaerosol concentration was found to be significantly over- or underestimated.
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Willeke, K.
  1. Aerosol characteristics of airborne actinomycetes and fungi
  2. Bioaerosol collection by a new electrostatic precipitator
  3. Characteristics of airborne actinomycete spores
  4. Collection of airborne microorganisms by a new electrostatic precipitator
  5. Collection of bioaerosol particles by impaction: effect of fungal spore agglomeration and bounce
  6. Collection of fungal spores on air filters and spore reentrainment from filters into air
  7. Development and evaluation of aerosol generators for biological materials
  8. Effect of impact stress on microbial recovery on an agar surface
  9. Effect of relative humidity on the aerodynamic diameter and respiratory deposition of fungal spores
  10. Evaluation of a new personal sampler for enumerating airborne spores
  11. Fungal fragments as indoor air biocontaminants
  12. Improved aerosol collection by combined impaction and centrifugal motion
  13. Long-term sampling of airbome bacteria and fungi into a non-evaporating liquid
  14. Performance characteristics of the button personal inhalable aerosol sampler
  15. Performance of Air-O-Cell, Burkard, and Button samplers for total enumeration of airborne spores
  16. Performance of bioaerosol samplers: collection characteristics and sampler design considerations
  17. Release of lead-containing particles from a wall enclosure
  18. Release of Streptomyces albus propagules from contaminated surfaces
  19. Source strength of fungal spore aerosolization from moldy building material
  20. Techniques for dispersion of microorganisms into air  
Grinshpun, S. A.
  1. Aerodynamic versus physical size of spores: measurement and implication for respiratory deposition
  2. Aerosol characteristics of airborne actinomycetes and fungi
  3. Bioaerosol collection by a new electrostatic precipitator
  4. Characteristics of airborne actinomycete spores
  5. Collection of airborne microorganisms by a new electrostatic precipitator
  6. Collection of airborne spores by circular single-stage impactors with small jet-to-plate distance
  7. Collection of bioaerosol particles by impaction: effect of fungal spore agglomeration and bounce
  8. Collection of fungal spores on air filters and spore reentrainment from filters into air
  9. Development and evaluation of aerosol generators for biological materials
  10. Effect of impact stress on microbial recovery on an agar surface
  11. Effect of relative humidity on the aerodynamic diameter and respiratory deposition of fungal spores
  12. Evaluation of a new personal sampler for enumerating airborne spores
  13. Field Testing of New Aerosol Sampling Method With a Porous Curved Surface as Inlet
  14. Fungal fragments as indoor air biocontaminants
  15. Fungal spore source strength tester: laboratory evaluation of a new concept
  16. Improved aerosol collection by combined impaction and centrifugal motion
  17. Long-term sampling of airbome bacteria and fungi into a non-evaporating liquid
  18. Performance characteristics of the button personal inhalable aerosol sampler
  19. Performance of Air-O-Cell, Burkard, and Button samplers for total enumeration of airborne spores
  20. Release of lead-containing particles from a wall enclosure
  21. Release of Streptomyces albus propagules from contaminated surfaces
  22. Techniques for dispersion of microorganisms into air  
Chang, C.
  1. Inverse determination of thermal conductivity using semi-discretization method
  2. Investigating the influence of relative humidity, air velocity and amplification on the emission rates of fungal spores  
Juozaitis, A.
     
Liebhaber, F.
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Nevalainen, A.
Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland, and Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
  1. An approach to management of critical indoor air problems in school buildings
  2. Analysis of moisture findings in the interior spaces of Finnish housing stock
  3. Comparison of concentrations and size distributions of fungal spores in buildings with and without mould problems
  4. Comparison of two-level and three-level classifications of moisture-damaged dwellings in relation to health effects
  5. Control of exposure to airborne viable microorganisms during remediation of moldy buildings; report of three case studies
  6. Effect of building frame and moisture damage on microbiological indoor air quality in school buildings
  7. Effect of growth medium on potential of Streptomyces anulatus spores to induce inflammatory responses and cytotoxicity in RAW264.7 macrophages
  8. Effect of indoor sources on fungal spore concentrations and size distributions
  9. Effect of liner and core materials of plasterboard on microbial growth, spore-induced inflammatory responses, and cytotoxicity in macrophages
  10. Everyday activities and variation of fungal spore concentrations in indoor air
  11. Fungal spores as such do not cause nasal inflammation in mold exposure
  12. Fungi and actinobacteria in moisture-damaged building materials - concentrations and diversity
  13. Indoor air microbes and respiratory symptoms of children in moisture damaged and reference schools
  14. Induction of Cytotoxicity and Production of Inflammatory Mediators in RAW264.7 Macrophages by Spores Grown on Six Different Plasterboards
  15. Knowledge-based and statistically modeled relationships between residential moisture damage and occupant reported health symptoms
  16. Microbes and moisture content of materials from damaged building
  17. Moisture, mold and health in apartment homes
  18. Performance of bioaerosol samplers: collection characteristics and sampler design considerations
  19. Personal exposures and microenvironmental concentrations of particles and bioaerosols
  20. Size distributions of airborne microbes in moisture-damaged and reference school buildings of two construction types
  21. Skin-prick test findings in students from moisture- and mould-damaged schools: A 3-year follow-up study
  22. Temporal and spatial variation of fungal concentrations in indoor air
  23. The relationship between moisture or mould observations in houses and the state of health of their occupants
  24. Validity of detection of microbial growth in buildings by trained dogs  
Thompson, M.
     


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