PERFORMANCE OF BIOAEROSOL SAMPLERS - COLLECTION CHARACTERISTICS AND SAMPLER DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

被引:120
作者
NEVALAINEN, A [1 ]
PASTUSZKA, J [1 ]
LIEBHABER, F [1 ]
WILLEKE, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CINCINNATI,DEPT ENVIRONM HLTH,AEROSOL RES LAB,CINCINNATI,OH 45267
来源
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT PART A-GENERAL TOPICS | 1992年 / 26卷 / 04期
关键词
BIOAEROSOL; SAMPLING; SAMPLER PERFORMANCE; SAMPLER EVALUATION; CUTOFF SIZE; SAMPLING TIME; SAMPLER DESIGN;
D O I
10.1016/0960-1686(92)90166-I
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The performances of various bioaerosol samplers have previously been compared in different field settings. The results are contradictory because of the arbitrarily chosen samplers, detection methods and sampling environments. In this paper, bioaerosol samplers are analyzed as to their operating principles and the different elements of the bioaerosol sampling process. The concepts of stopping distance as an estimate of sampler cut-off size, particle surface density on the collection surface and an example sampling time are introduced. Several presently available samplers are evaluated as to their collection characteristics and calculated optimal sampling times.
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页码:531 / 540
页数:10
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