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. 2007 Feb 9;73(7):2165–2172. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02289-06

TABLE 4.

Resuspension rate and factor in galvanized steel and plastic ducta

Duct material Resuspension rate (1/s)
Resuspension factor (1/cm)
Immediate After 5 h Immediate After 5 h
Steel 5.56 × 10−4 3.17 × 10−5 1.35 × 10−6 1.77 × 10−7
Plastic 2.24 × 10−3 4.26 × 10−5 8.89 × 10−6 5.50 × 10−7
a

Data represent the averages of several tests.