Bioaerosols in ambient air particulates: A review and research needs

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-89

  Monn, Christian ^a   Koren, Hillel S ^b  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens endotoxin; Air pollution; Allergens; Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Fungal spores; LPS; Particles; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; INORGANIC SALT; LATEX; LIPID; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; WEATHER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0032873887     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.1999.14.2.79     Document Type: Review

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