The potential of a low-cost particle counter to quantify airborne particulate matter in a laboratory animal facility

Meinir Jones (London, United Kingdom), Meinir Jones, Sean Semple, Susie Schofield, Johanna Feary, Paul Cullinan

Source: International Congress 2015 – Occupational and environmental exposure assessment and biomarkers
Session: Occupational and environmental exposure assessment and biomarkers
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4089
Disease area: Airway diseases

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