Issue 9, 2008
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Journal of Environmental Monitoring

The effect of the number of counted traverses on the estimation of the total spore count sampled on a non-cultivable slit impactor

Geneviève Marchand,*a   Yves Cloutier,a   Carole Pépina  and  Daniel Droleta  

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Abstract

Various counting rules are used for spore trap analysis. Partial count can lead to concentration errors. This paper demonstrates that the number of traverses counted affects the final results.

Graphical abstract: The effect of the number of counted traverses on the estimation of the total spore count sampled on a non-cultivable slit impactor

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B801482E
Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jan 2008
Accepted
24 Jul 2008
First published
06 Aug 2008

J. Environ. Monit., 2008,10, 1060-1063

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The effect of the number of counted traverses on the estimation of the total spore count sampled on a non-cultivable slit impactor

G. Marchand, Y. Cloutier, C. Pépin and D. Drolet, J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1060 DOI: 10.1039/B801482E

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