Exposure to Airborne Microbes during the Repair of Moldy Buildings

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-284

  Rautiala, Sirpa ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^b   Hyvärinen, Anne ^c   Nevalainen, Aino ^c   Husman, Tuula ^c   Vehviläinen, Anu ^c   Kalliokoski, Pentti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Building repair; Personal protective equipment

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; DUST EXPOSURE; EYE DISEASE; EYE PROTECTION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MOULD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PENICILLIUM; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FUNGI; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0029962744     PISSN: 15298663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691015016     Document Type: Article

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