THE GERM CONTENT OF THE AIR AND ITS MEASUREMENT,

Abstract

The described germ counter makes it possible for the first time to determine the contamination of the air exactly and to keep it under constant surveillance. In particular, a possibility has been given to correlate a defined germ count with the concept of epidemiological crises as applied to the degree of resistance possessed by the effected living beings and the effectiveness of anti-epidemic measures. The germ counter may furnish valuable service not only with respect to hygienic and climatic studies in enclosed spaces but also in the open atmosphere, e.g. in the study of the filtering effect of wind breaks against plant parasites and for the determination of the dependence of bacterial dissemination on aerial and horizontal air movement. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0837860

Entities

People

  • W. Grundmann

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Contamination
  • Filtration
  • Germany
  • Measurement
  • Parasites
  • Resistance
  • Surveillance
  • West Germany

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space