Determinants of endotoxin levels in carpets in New Zealand homes

Indoor Air

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-135

  Wickens, K ^a,d   Douwes, J ^b   Siebers, R ^a   Fitzharris, P ^a   Wouters, I ^b   Doekes, G ^b   Mason, K ^a   Hearfield, M ^c   Cunningham, M ^c   Crane, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Bldg Res Assoc of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Endotoxin; Household occupancy; Insulation; Pets; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; CLEANING; DUST; HOUSING; VACUUM CLEANERS;

CLEANING; ENDOTOXIN; GEOMETRIC MEAN; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATIONS; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD OCCUPANCY; HOUSING CHARACTERISTIC; MEAN RATIO; NEW ZEALAND; PET;

GEOMETRY;

ENDOTOXIN;

AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FURNITURE; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CAT; CHILD; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DUST; HOUSING; HUMAN; SEASON;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LIMULUS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATS; CHILD; DOGS; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; SEASONS;

EID: 0041885478     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2003.00187.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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