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Skin scales among airborne particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. P. Clark
R. P. Clark
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Hampstead Laboratories, Holly Hill, London NW3 6RB
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The air from a house and garden in a rural area has been sampled and the size distributions of the airborne particles have been determined. The particle concentrations are shown to be generally higher indoors. Changes in the particle concentration during various activities in a small room have been shown to be greatest for particles larger than 3 μm. diameter. Stereoscan microscopic observation has shown that many of the airborne particles in rooms and some from those in outside air appear to be scales of desquamated skin. The presence of protein in many of these particles complements the microscopic observations.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 1974 , pp. 47 - 51
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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