Health effects of mycotoxins in indoor air: A critical review

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 773-784

  Robbins, Coreen A ^a   Swenson, Lonie J ^a   Nealley, Mark L ^b   Gots, Ronald E ^b   Kelman, Bruce J ^a  

^a GlobalTox Inc   (United States)

^b International Center for Toxicology and Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Indoor Air; Mold; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN;

AGRICULTURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MOULD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MYCOSES; MYCOTOXINS;

EID: 0033798879     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220050129419     Document Type: Article

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