Investigation of contact vacuuming for remediation of fungally contaminated duct materials

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 751-762

  Foarde, Karin ^a   VanOsdell, Douglas ^a   Meyers, Eric ^a   Chang, John ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS ATTACK; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; VENTILATION DUCTS;

CONTACT VACUUMING; HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC);

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEATING; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 0031282644     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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