DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.10.013. The effect of air-conditioning parameters and deposition dust on microbial growth in supply air ducts

The effect of air-conditioning parameters and deposition dust on microbial growth in supply air ducts

10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.10.013

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Elsevier BV

Energy and Buildings (78)

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Li, A., Liu, Z., Zhu, X., Liu, Y., & Wang, Q. (2010). The effect of air-conditioning parameters and deposition dust on microbial growth in supply air ducts. Energy and Buildings, 42(4), 449â454.

Authors 5

Angui Li (first)
Zhijian Liu (additional)
Xiaobin Zhu (additional)
Ying Liu (additional)
Qingqin Wang (additional)

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Created	15 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 17, 2009, 12:30 a.m.)
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Issued	15 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 2010)
Published	15 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 2010)
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@article{Li_2010, title={The effect of air-conditioning parameters and deposition dust on microbial growth in supply air ducts}, volume={42}, ISSN={0378-7788}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.10.013}, DOI={10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.10.013}, number={4}, journal={Energy and Buildings}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Li, Angui and Liu, Zhijian and Zhu, Xiaobin and Liu, Ying and Wang, Qingqin}, year={2010}, month=apr, pages={449–454} }

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