Microbial volatile organic compounds with emphasis on those arising from filamentous fungal contaminants of buildings

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 109 PART 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 215-231

  Horner, W Elliott ^a   Miller, J David ^b  

^a Air Quality Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; FUNGUS ATTACK; HEALTH RISKS; METABOLITES; MICROBIOLOGY; SAMPLING;

FILAMENTOUS FUNGAL CONTAMINANTS; MICROBIAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0038493789     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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