Determining the growth and vitality of micro-organisms in carpets and mattresses in non-problem dwellings by measuring CO2 released during respiration

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 214-220

  Kemp, Peter C ^a   Neumeister Kemp, H G ^b   Koch, C ^b   Lysek, G ^b   Murray, F ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carpets; Fungal growth; Fungi; House dust; Mattresses; Respiration

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BREATHING RATE; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; DUST; FILTER; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MOISTURE; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDY LOAM; SOIL; VACUUM; ZYGOMYCETES;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0036970939     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066011     Document Type: Article

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