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Dispersion Models of Microbial Bioaerosols

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Many bioaerosol models have been prepared ranging from compartment models (Forrester, 1961; Atkins, 1969), describing the downwind concentrations and flux (i.e., D/P transfer rate where D/P is a droplet/particle; D/P/M−2 s−1) of bioaerosols from a source that contributes to the loading of the bulk atmosphere (Fig. 9.1) through comprehensive, theoretical, and multiple regression models characterizing the factors that affect the survival of airborne microbes (Larson, 1973) [Eq. (9.1)].

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Lighthart, B. (1994). Dispersion Models of Microbial Bioaerosols. In: Lighthart, B., Mohr, A.J. (eds) Atmospheric Microbial Aerosols. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6438-2_9

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