Effect of air-conditioner on fungal contamination

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 35, 2002, Pages 5443-5448

  Hamada, Nobuo ^a   Fujita, Tadao ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air conditioner; Allergy; Cladosporium; Moisture; Mold

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONTAMINATION; MOISTURE;

AIR CONDITIONERS (AC);

FUNGI;

AIR CONDITIONING; INDOOR AIR;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLADOSPORIUM; ENVIRONMENT; FILTER; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSE DUST; HUMIDITY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLADOSPORIUM; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 0036876539     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00661-1     Document Type: Article

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