Bioaerosols Handbook

This comprehensive handbook provides up-to-date knowledge and practical advice from established authorities in aerosol science. It covers the principles and practices of bioaerosol sampling, descriptions and comparisons of bioaerosol samplers, calibration methods, and assay techniques, with an emphasis on practicalities, such as which sampler to use and where it should be placed. The text also offers critiques concerning handling the samples to provide representative and meaningful assays for their viability, infectivity, and allergenicity. A wide range of microbes-viz., viruses, bacteria, fungi and pollens, and their fragments-are considered from such perspectives.Bioaerosols Handbook is divided into four parts, providing a wide-ranging reference work, as well as a practical guide on how best to sample and assay bioaerosols using current technology.

PrefaceBioaerosols: Introduction, Retrospect and Prospect, J.M. HirstBioaerosols in the Environment, C.S. Cox and C.M. WathesPhysical Aspects of Bioaerosol Particles, C.S. CoxPhysical Aspects of Bioaerosol Sampling and Deposition, K.W. NicholsonBioaerosol Particle Statistics, A.J. HerberStability of Airborne Microbes and Allergens, C.S. CoxAerosol Generation for Instrumentation Calibration, J.P. MitchellParticle Size Analyzers: Practical Procedures and Laboratory Techniques, J.P. MitchellInertial Samplers: Biological Perspectives, B. CrookNon-Inertial Samplers: Biological Perspectives, B. CrookModern Microscopic Methods of Bioaerosol Analysis, K.J. MorrisChemical Analysis of Bioaerosols, K.R. SpurnyBiological and Biochemical Analysis of Bacteria and Viruses, A. Hensel and K. Petzoldt Biological Analysis of Fungi and Associated Molds, T.M. Madelin and M.F. MadelinAerobiology of Pollen and Pollen Antigens, A. Rantio-LehtimäkiOutdoor Air Sampling Techniques, J. Lacey and J. VenetteSafety Cabinets, Fume Cupboards and Other Containment Systems, R.P. ClarkProblem Buildings, Laboratories and Hospitals, J.M. Macher, A.J. Streifel, and D. VesleyIndustrial Workplaces, B. Crook and S.A. OlenchockBioaerosols in Animal Houses, C.M. WathesBioaerosols in the Residential Environment, H.A. BurgeIndex

Christopher S. Cox, Christopher M. Wathes