Monitoring viable fungal and bacterial bioaerosol concentrations to identify acceptable levels for common indoor environments

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 295-300

  Robertson, L D ^a,b  

^a Mycotech Biological   (United States)

^b Box 182 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Fungi; Microfungi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000305059     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9700600507     Document Type: Article

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