Enhancing bioaerosol sampling by Andersen impactors using mineral-oil-spread agar plate.

As a bioaerosol sampling standard, Andersen type impactor is widely used since its invention in 1950s, including the investigation of the anthrax attacks in the United States in 2001. However, its related problems such as impaction and desiccation stress as well as particle bounce have not been solv...

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Main Authors: Zhenqiang Xu, Kai Wei, Yan Wu, Fangxia Shen, Qi Chen, Mingzhen Li, Maosheng Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3584084?pdf=render