Determination of unique microbial volatile organic compounds produced by five aspergillus species commonly found in problem buildings

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-140

  Gao, Pengfei ^a   Korley, Frederick ^b,c   Martin, Jennifer ^a   Chen, Bean T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Morris Brown College   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Cultures; Fungal contamination; Indoor air quality; Problem buildings; Unique MVOCs

Indexed keywords

ISOBUTANOL; ISOPENTYL ALCOHOL; TERPINEOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BUILDING; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASPERGILLUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORECASTING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMIDITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0036215691     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110208984696     Document Type: Article

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