A method for detecting fungal contaminants in wall cavities

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-47

  Spurgeon, Joe C ^a  

^a Bayshore Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Fungal spores; Fungi; Microbial sampling; Wall cavity

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; PENICILLIUM; STACHYBOTRYS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CELLULOSE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; FUNGI; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORES;

EID: 0037229246     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984783     Document Type: Article

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