Microfungal contamination of damp buildings - Examples of risk constructions and risk materials

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 505-508

  Gravesen, Suzanne ^a   Nielsen, Peter A ^a   Iversen, Randi ^a   Nielsen, Kristian Fog ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Aspergillus versicolor; Building materials; Mold; Mycotoxins; Penicillium chrysogenum; Stachybotrys chartarum

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; MYCOTOXIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TRICHOTHECENE; WATER;

ASPERGILLUS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHAETOMIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS; HYPHOMYCETES; INFESTATION; MOULD; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; WOOD;

ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CHAETOMIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; ULOCLADIUM;

EID: 0032811352     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107s3505     Document Type: Conference Paper

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