Validity of detection of microbial growth in buildings by trained dogs

Environment International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-157

  Kauhanen, Eeva ^a   Harri, Mikko ^b   Nevalainen, Aino ^a   Nevalainen, Timo ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Microbial growth detection; Moldy buildings

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CELLULOSE; DECAY (ORGANIC); DECOMPOSITION; FUNGI; LIGNIN; PULMONARY DISEASES; WOOD;

MICROBIAL GROWTH;

MICROBIOLOGY;

CELLULOSE; LIGNIN;

DETECTION METHOD;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM; BOTRYTIS; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DOG; FEMALE; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOULD; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PENICILLIUM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOMYCES; TRAINING; TRICHODERMA; VALIDATION PROCESS; WOOD; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIODEGRADATION; BUILDINGS; DECAY; FUNGI; RESPIRATION; WOOD;

ANTRODIA; ANTRODIA SINUOSA; ASPERGILLUS; BOTRYTIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CONIOPHORA; CONIOPHORA PUTEANA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; SERPULA LACRYMANS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.; TRICHODERMA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DOGS; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0036628801     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00021-1     Document Type: Article

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