Dispersal of fungal spores from three types of air handling system duct material

Aerobiologia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Buttner, Mark P ^a   Cruz Perez, Patricia ^a   Garrett, Paula J ^a   Stetzenbach, Linda D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Duct material; Fungal spores; Indoor aerobiology

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032807635     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007513303358     Document Type: Article

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