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Title:

Errors in determining the flow rate of Hirst-type pollen traps

Document type:
Article
Author(s):
Oteros, Jose; Buters, Jeroen; Laven, Gottfried; Roeseler, Stefani; Wachter, Reinhard; Schmidt-Weber, Carsten; Hofmann, Frieder
Abstract:
Standardisation of methods of pollen monitoring networks is vital for data quality. In pollen monitoring networks in Europe, the Hirst-type trap is standard. Hirst traps are calibrated with handheld rotameters. We detected a systematic error in the flow rate calibrated by these standard handheld rotameters. We measured the flow rate of 19 Hirst traps from three commercial brands during calibration but also during monitoring. We used three different rotameters supplied by the manufacturers of the...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Aerobiologia (Bologna)
Year:
2017
Journal volume:
33
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
201-210
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s10453-016-9467-x
Print-ISSN:
0393-5965
TUM Institution:
Molekulare Allergologie (Prof. Schmidt-Weber)
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