Temporal and spatial variation of fungal concentrations in indoor air

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 688-695

  Hyvarinen A ^a   Vahteristo, M ^a   Meklin, T ^a   Jantunen, M ^a   Nevalainen, A ^a   Moschandreas, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOISTURE; SAMPLING;

AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION;

AEROSOLS;

FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WINTER;

EID: 0034909190     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820117763     Document Type: Article

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