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AEROBIOLOGY [1 record]

Record 1 2005-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Biological Sciences
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

The study of airborne micro-organisms or spores and their distribution, esp. as agents of infection.

CONT

Aerobiology [means] the study of clouds as the home-made rafts of bacteria, algae and other microbes voyaging across the world.

OBS

It includes microorganisms and some insects, seeds, and spores. Dispersion is by the wind, aided in some species by special adaptations and in some by flight. Small organisms are lifted and maintained in the air by eddy diffusion and rising thermal currents, sometimes reaching heights exceeding 16 km (10 miles) in air currents and by lateral mixing. They may be collected by adhesive-coated slides exposed horizontally, or by culture media, but for quantitative work, volumetric sampling at the surface or by aircraft is required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Science traitant des petits organismes, végétaux ou animaux, en suspension dans l'atmosphère, de leur comportement [dans l'air] et de leurs effets sur d'autres organismes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Armas QBRNE
DEF

Ciencia que estudia los microorganismos, tanto vegetales como animales, en suspensión en el aire e investiga su comportamiento en el mismo y sus efectos sobre otros organismos.

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