Airborne Bacteria Concentration and Species Identification in Residential Living Spaces
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Kim, Sung-Yeon
(Indoor Environment and Noise Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Jheong, Weonhwa (Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Hwang, Eun-Seol (Indoor Environment and Noise Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Kim, Ji-Hye (Water Supply & Sewerage Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Jung, Joon-Sig (Indoor Environment and Noise Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Lee, Jae-won (Indoor Environment and Noise Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Chung, Hyen-Mi (Indoor Environment and Noise Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Kwon, Myunghee (Indoor Environment and Noise Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) |
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