Bioaerosols
Small particles with far-reaching effects on health and the environment
Bioaerosols, or primary biological aerosol particles (PBAP), have a significant impact on the relationships between our atmosphere, climate, biosphere, and public health. Pollen, airborne bacteria, fungal spores, and other bioparticles have many roles in the Earth system. The reproduction and proliferation of organisms across ecosystems. The beginning or spread of various diseases. Even the formation of cloud droplets, ice crystals, and precipitation that impact our climate. Droplet’s portfolio of bioaerosol instruments enable:
Real-time, single-particle measurements of atmospheric bacteria, molds, pollen, and other bioaerosols.
Classification of type of material based on size, relative measure of shape, and fluorescent properties
Utility for detection of biological warfare agents, analysis of PBAP in atmospheric science, and selective monitoring and identification of allergens
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Pollution characterization
Monitoring bioaerosol air pollutants and determining predominant sources of these particles.
Discover more“Atmospheric particles of biological origin, also referred to as bioaerosols or primary biological aerosol particles (PBAP), are important to various human health and environmental systems.”
-Nicole J. Savage et al., Atmospheric Measurement Techniques READ ARTICLEFeatured Product
WIBS-5 Wideband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor
Used to detect and classify particles as biological or non-biological origin in order to identify biological particles that can be detrimental to human health.
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Real-time sensing of bioaerosols: Review and current perspectives
Commonly applied real-time techniques for bioaerosol analysis, with emphasis on civilian, commercially available techniques.
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Systematic characterization and fluorescence threshold strategies for the wideband integrated bioaerosol sensor (WIBS) using size-resolved biological and interfering particles
Characterization of the WIBS-4A instrument using 69 types of aerosol materials, including a representative list of pollen, fungal spores, and bacteria as well as the most important groups of non-biological materials reported to exhibit interfering fluorescent properties.
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Airborne observations of regional variation in fluorescent aerosol across the United States
Airborne observations of fluorescent aerosol resulted in an assessment of fluorescent PBAP concentrations and characteristics with an unprecedented geographic extent.
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