Sampling airborne microorganisms. Summary report, 1 October 1985-30 September 1986

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5824660

Chatigny, M A

In response to a rapidly increasing awarness of problems in air pollution and air hygiene, considerable emphasis has been placed on sampling of gaseous and particulate contaminants. Although included in the latter category, airborne microbes have not been considered major air pollutants as have chemical aerosols. They have been of some concern in extramural environments (plant diseases) and of considerable interest in intramural (hospital surgical theaters) environments. The intrinsic characteristics of microbes make them difficult to collect and assay quantitatively. The collection instrumentation available tends to be less sophisticated, though no less diverse, than that for other particulates and to require more processing after collection.

• Research Organization: Naval Biosciences Lab., Oakland, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5824660
• Report Number(s): AD-A-184324/2/XAB; UC-NBL-978
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Pub. in Occupational Disease, 83-87(Sep 1986)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR QUALITY
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PARTICULATES
SAMPLING
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EQUIPMENT
PARTICLES
POLLUTION
SOLS
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