Production of trichothecene mycotoxins on water damaged gypsum boards in Danish buildings

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Nielsen, K F ^a,b   Hansen, M O ^c   Larsen, T O ^a   Thrane, U ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Mikael Østergaard Hansen M ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Indoor environment; Phycotoxin; Satratoxins; Sick building syndrome; Stachybotrys chartarum; Trichodermol; Trichothecene

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEGATIVE ION CHEMICAL IONIZATION; PHYCOTOXIN; SATRATOXINS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; TRICHODERMOL; TRICHOTHECENE; WATER DAMAGED GYPSUM;

FUNGI;

MYCOTOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BUILDING; HYPHOMYCETES; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 0031759884     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(98)00035-3     Document Type: Article

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