Mycotoxins in crude building materials from water-damaged buildings

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1899-1904

  Tuomi, Tapani ^a   Reijula, Kari ^a   Johnsson, Tom ^a   Hemminki, Kaisa ^b   Hintikka, Eeva Liisa ^a   Lindroos, Outi ^a   Kalso, Seija ^c   Koukila Kähkölä, Pirkko ^d   Mussalo Rauhamaa, Helena ^d   Haahtela, Tari ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b City of Vantaa   (Finland)

^c City of Helsinki   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; MYCOTOXIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINLAND; FUNGUS GROWTH; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FINLAND; FUNGI; MYCOTOXINS; STACHYBOTRYS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI; STACHYBOTRYS;

EID: 0034016745     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.5.1899-1904.2000     Document Type: Article

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