Mycotoxins of Aspergillus fumigatus in pure culture and in native bioaerosols from compost facilities

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1745-1755

  Fischer, Guido ^a   Müller, Thomas ^a   Ostrowski, René ^a   Dott, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Aspergillus fumigatus; Compost facility; Mycotoxins; Secondary metabolites; Trypacidin; Tryptoquivaline

Indexed keywords

GLIOTOXIN; MYCOTOXIN;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COMPOSTING; DUST EXPOSURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HEALTH HAZARD; METABOLITE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDOLES; MYCOTOXINS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0033120493     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00391-9     Document Type: Article

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