Exposure to airborne fungi, MVOC and mycotoxins in biowaste-handling facilities

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-104

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

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Fungal spores; Fungi; Microbial VOC; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN;

FUNGI;

EID: 0033764849     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/S1438-4639(04)70014-0     Document Type: Article

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