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Correction

Correction: Meyer-Plath et al. A Practicable Measurement Strategy for Compliance Checking Number Concentrations of Airborne Nano- and Microscale Fibers. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 1254

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Atmosphere 2022, 13(2), 202; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13020202
Submission received: 16 December 2021 / Accepted: 22 December 2021 / Published: 27 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancements in the Reduction of Submicron Particle Concentrations)
The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper [1]:
1.
We missed noticing a flaw in Table 4 that resulted from an incorrect input value (25 nm instead of 20 nm) in the second row. Please replace:
Table 4. Number of pixels and images to acquire for analyzing 0.5 mm2 or 0.5 mm2/5 = 0.1 mm2 filter area. Image numbers of currently hardly or not yet manageable workload are marked in grey.
Table 4. Number of pixels and images to acquire for analyzing 0.5 mm2 or 0.5 mm2/5 = 0.1 mm2 filter area. Image numbers of currently hardly or not yet manageable workload are marked in grey.
Filter   Area   to   Analyze :   0.5   mm 2 Filter   Area   to   Analyze :   0.1   mm 2
Pixel Size sPixels to
Acquire
PxPy
Images à
1280 × 960
Pixel
Images à
5120 × 3840
Pixel
Pixels to
Acquire
PxPy
Images à
1280 × 960
Pixel
Images à
5120 × 3840
Pixel
100   nm     0.05 × 10 9         41         3   0.01 × 10 9       8       1
20   nm     1.3 × 10 9       651       41   0.16 × 10 9     130       8
10   nm     5.0 × 10 9     4069     254   1.0 × 10 9   814     51
8.3   nm     7.3 × 10 9     5907     369   1.5 × 10 9   1181     74
5.0   nm   20   × 10 9 16,276   1017   4.0 × 10 9   3255   203
2.5   nm   80   × 10 9 65,104   4069 16   × 10 9 13,021   814
1.0   nm 500   × 10 9 406,90125,431 100   × 10 9 81,380 5086
Since the values resulting for the pixel size of 20 nm are of special relevance throughout the paper, we would like to correct them as follows.
Table 4. Number of pixels and images to acquire for analyzing 0.5 mm2 or 0.5 mm2/5 = 0.1 mm2 filter area. Image numbers of currently hardly or not yet manageable workloads are marked in grey.
Table 4. Number of pixels and images to acquire for analyzing 0.5 mm2 or 0.5 mm2/5 = 0.1 mm2 filter area. Image numbers of currently hardly or not yet manageable workloads are marked in grey.
Filter   Area   to   Analyze :   0.5   mm 2 Filter   Area   to   Analyze :   0.1   mm 2
Pixel Size sPixels to
Acquire
PxPy
Images à
1280 × 960
Pixel
Images à
5120 × 3840
Pixel
Pixels to
Acquire
PxPy
Images à
1280 × 960
Pixel
Images à
5120 × 3840
Pixel
100   nm     0.05 × 10 9         41         3   0.01 × 10 9       8       1
20   nm     1.3 × 10 9       1017       64   0.25 × 10 9     203       13
10   nm     5.0 × 10 9     4069     254   1.0 × 10 9   814     51
8.3   nm     7.3 × 10 9     5907     369   1.5 × 10 9   1181     74
5.0   nm   20   × 10 9 16,276   1017   4.0 × 10 9   3255   203
2.5   nm   80   × 10 9 65,104   4069 16   × 10 9 13,021   814
1.0   nm 500   × 10 9 406,90125,431 100   × 10 9 81,380 5086
2.
The horizontal separators of Table 5 before and after “Objects to Be Counted as WHO-Analogue Fibers” were removed. This disimproves the readability of the table since this text is a header for the second part of the table, as is the text “Objects Not to Be Counted as WHO-Analogue Fibers” is a header for the first part of the table. A suggestion for the new layout with two additional horizontal lines is shown subsequently. Please replace:
Table 5. Categories for categorizing respirable particles according to morphology, exemplified by example images. The length of the scale bar is 2 µm.
Table 5. Categories for categorizing respirable particles according to morphology, exemplified by example images. The length of the scale bar is 2 µm.
Objects Not to Be Counted as WHO-Analogue Fibers
Atmosphere 13 00202 i001
Not fiber-shaped agglomerates with L / D < 3
Atmosphere 13 00202 i002 Atmosphere 13 00202 i003
Short individual fibers
with L < 5   µ m and L / D > 3
Short fiber-shaped agglomerates
with L < 5   µ m and L / D > 3
Objects to Be Counted as WHO-Analogue Fibers
Atmosphere 13 00202 i004 Atmosphere 13 00202 i005
Long individual fibers
with L 5   µ m and D < 3   µ m and L / D > 3
Long fiber-shaped agglomerates
with and L 5   µ m , D < 3   µ m and L / D > 3
with
Table 5. Categories for categorizing respirable particles according to morphology, exemplified by example images. The length of the scale bar is 2 µm.
Table 5. Categories for categorizing respirable particles according to morphology, exemplified by example images. The length of the scale bar is 2 µm.
Objects Not to Be Counted as WHO-Analogue Fibers
Atmosphere 13 00202 i006
Not fiber-shaped agglomerates with L / D < 3
Atmosphere 13 00202 i007 Atmosphere 13 00202 i008
Short individual fibers
with L < 5   µ m and L / D > 3
Short fiber-shaped agglomerates
with L < 5   µ m and L / D > 3
Objects to Be Counted as WHO-Analogue Fibers
Atmosphere 13 00202 i009 Atmosphere 13 00202 i010
Long individual fibers
with L 5   µ m and D < 3   µ m and L / D > 3
Long fiber-shaped agglomerates
with and L 5   µ m , D < 3   µ m and L / D > 3
3.
In Table 11, we preferred if the header text “Workflow” was centered relative to the left column and the text “Sec.” centered relative to the right column that contains Section numbers. Please replace:
Table 11. Data evaluation workflow schematized as Nassi-Shneiderman-like diagram.
Table 11. Data evaluation workflow schematized as Nassi-Shneiderman-like diagram.
WorkflowSec.
Atmosphere 13 00202 i011
with
Table 11. Data evaluation workflow schematized as Nassi-Shneiderman-like diagram.
Table 11. Data evaluation workflow schematized as Nassi-Shneiderman-like diagram.
WorkflowSection
Atmosphere 13 00202 i012
4.
The symbol p H s in Equation (11) was corrupted. Please replace:
α ! p S H N ^ = k = 0 N ^ H S k k ! e H S P ( k ; H S ) α = p H S H S ( N ^ ; α ) = 1 2 F χ 2 1 ( 1 α ; 2 ( N ^ + 1 ) ) .
with
α ! p H S N ^ = k = 0 N ^ H S k k ! e H S P ( k ; H S ) α = p H S H S ( N ^ ; α ) = 1 2 F χ 2 1 ( 1 α ; 2 ( N ^ + 1 ) ) .
5.
In Table A2, the letter “alpha” was incorrectly replaced by the letter “mu”. The symbol “alpha” stands for significance level throughout the text. The same applies to N ^ which was replaced with (non-hat, non-italics) N. Please replace:
Table A2. Upper and lower limits of twin hypothesis testing for Frequentist (LT and HT) and Bayesian theorem (LG) probability intervals as calculated from Equations (A5), (A6) and (A12) for N ^ observed fibers and a significance level of μ = 5%. Gray areas indicate fiber counts with relatively large intervals.
Table A2. Upper and lower limits of twin hypothesis testing for Frequentist (LT and HT) and Bayesian theorem (LG) probability intervals as calculated from Equations (A5), (A6) and (A12) for N ^ observed fibers and a significance level of μ = 5%. Gray areas indicate fiber counts with relatively large intervals.
Probability Interval Limits and Relative Errors for N Observed Fibers and μ = 5% Significance
δHT460%260%190%130%84%65%43%32%22%17%
HT5.67.28.811.718.424.742.865.9122176
N ^ 123510153050100150
LT00.20.61.64.88.420.237.481.4127.0
δLT97%88%79%68%52%44%33%26%19%15%
LG0.20.61.12.25.59.121.138.082.3127.9
δLG76%69%64%56%45%39%30%24%18%15%
with
Table A2. Upper and lower limits of twin hypothesis testing for Frequentist (LT and HT) and Bayesian theorem (LG) probability intervals as calculated from Equations (A5), (A6) and (A12) for N ^ observed fibers and a significance level of α = 5%. Gray areas indicate fiber counts with relatively large intervals.
Table A2. Upper and lower limits of twin hypothesis testing for Frequentist (LT and HT) and Bayesian theorem (LG) probability intervals as calculated from Equations (A5), (A6) and (A12) for N ^ observed fibers and a significance level of α = 5%. Gray areas indicate fiber counts with relatively large intervals.
Probability Interval Limits and Relative Errors for N ^ Observed Fibers and α = 5% Significance
δHT460%260%190%130%84%65%43%32%22%17%
HT5.67.28.811.718.424.742.865.9122176
N ^ 123510153050100150
LT00.20.61.64.88.420.237.481.4127.0
δLT97%88%79%68%52%44%33%26%19%15%
LG0.20.61.12.25.59.121.138.082.3127.9
δLG76%69%64%56%45%39%30%24%18%15%
6.
In Appendix A.3, are the two hyperlinks broken since the text of the adjacent line was not included when creating the link. They must read:
7.
Equation (A7) was corrupted with respect to the exponent k , the letter N ^ , the exponent e H S and H S in the under-bracket. Please replace:
k = 0 N ^ H S k k ! e N S p H S ( N ) = α + 0 H S N N ^ N ^ ! e N G ( N ; N ^ ) d N C L ( L G N H T N ^ ) = 1 .
with
k = 0 N ^ H S k k ! e H S p H S ( N ^ ) = α + 0 H S N N ^ N ^ ! e N G ( N ; N ^ ) d N C L ( 0 N H S N ^ ) = 1 .
7.
Equation (A11) was corrupted with respect to the sign in e H T and the non-captital exponent symbol k . Please replace
k = 0 N ^ H T K k ! e H T p H T ( N ^ ) = α 2 + L G H T N N ^ N ^ ! e N G ( N ; N ^ ) d N C L ( L G N H T N ^ ) + k = N ^ + 1 L G K k ! e L G = : p L G ( N ^ ) = α 2 = 1
with
k = 0 N ^ H T k k ! e H T p H T ( N ^ ) = α 2 + L G H T N N ^ N ^ ! e N G ( N ; N ^ ) d N C L ( L G N H T N ^ ) + k = N ^ + 1 L G k k ! e L G = : p L G ( N ^ ) = α 2 = 1
The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused to the readers by these changes.

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  1. Meyer-Plath, A.; Bäger, D.; Dziurowitz, N.; Perseke, D.; Simonow, B.K.; Thim, C.; Wenzlaff, D.; Plitzko, S. A Practicable Measurement Strategy for Compliance Checking Number Concentrations of Airborne Nano- and Microscale Fibers. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 1254. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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Meyer-Plath A, Bäger D, Dziurowitz N, Perseke D, Simonow BK, Thim C, Wenzlaff D, Plitzko S. Correction: Meyer-Plath et al. A Practicable Measurement Strategy for Compliance Checking Number Concentrations of Airborne Nano- and Microscale Fibers. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 1254. Atmosphere. 2022; 13(2):202. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13020202

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Meyer-Plath, Asmus, Daphne Bäger, Nico Dziurowitz, Doris Perseke, Barbara Katrin Simonow, Carmen Thim, Daniela Wenzlaff, and Sabine Plitzko. 2022. "Correction: Meyer-Plath et al. A Practicable Measurement Strategy for Compliance Checking Number Concentrations of Airborne Nano- and Microscale Fibers. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 1254" Atmosphere 13, no. 2: 202. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13020202

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