Review of methods to collect settled dust and isolate culturable microorganisms

Indoor Air

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-110

  Macher, J M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological agents; Culturable microorganisms; Indoor environmental quality; Method review; Settled dust

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FUNGI;

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CULTURABLE MICROORGANISMS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; METHOD REVIEW; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SETTLED DUST; STANDARD PROCEDURES; SURFACE PARTICLES;

DUST;

BACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; CULTURE MEDIA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0035374410     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2001.110204.x     Document Type: Article

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