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Open-air factors in enclosed systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

A. M. Hood
A. M. Hood
Affiliation:
Microbiological Research Establishment, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wilts.
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Ventilation of vessels varying widely in size was found to preserve the toxic effect of open-air factor(s). There was a correlation between the minimum rates of ventilation required and the ratios of the surface area of the vessels to their volumes. The data obtained allowed an estimate to be made of the diffusion coefficient of open-air factor(s) and gave an indication that the molecular weight range of the open air factor(s) was from 50 to 150.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 1974 , pp. 53 - 60
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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