Effect of volatile matter from wood chips on the activity of house dust mites and on the sensory evaluation of humans

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-17

  Hiramatsu, Yasushi ^a   Miyazaki, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; House dust mite; Sensory evaluation; Volatile matter; Wood chip

Indexed keywords

DUST; SOFTWOODS;

VOLATILE MATTERS;

HARDWOODS;

CHIPS; DUST; HARDWOODS; SOFTWOODS;

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CINNAMOMUM COMPHORA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; JAPONICA; PYROGLYPHIDAE; THUJOPSIS; THUJOPSIS DOLABRATA;

EID: 0142071104     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00776639     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Voohorst R, Spieksma-Boezeman MIA, Spieksma FTM (1964) Is a mite (Dermatophagoides sp.) the producer of the house-dust allergen? Allerg Asthma 10:329-334
2. Wharton G (1976) House dust mites. J Med Entomol 12:577-621
3. Sakamoto Y (1988) Allergy caused by living environment. 1. Mite allergens (in Japanese). Chem Living creatures 26:131-134
4. Oribe Y, Sueyoshi S, Takaoka M, Miyazaki Y (1993) Effect of humidity on the activity of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (in Japanese). In: Abstracts of the 43rd annual meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, p 53
5. Shober G, Verstappen I, Snijders MCL, Van Bronswijk JEMH (1995) Prevailing indoor climate classification to predict house dust mite abundance in Dutch homes. Belg J Zool 125:193-198
6. McDonald LG, Tovey E (1993) The effectiveness of benzyl benzoate and some essential plant oils as laundry additives for killing house dust mites. J Allergy Clin Immunol 92:771-772
7. Ottoboni F, Rigamonti IE, Lozzia GC (1992) House dust mites prevention in Italy. Boll Zool Agric Bachic 24:113-120
8. Takaoka M, Takano T, Miyazaki Y (1987) Dwelling environment of wooden construction and the reproduction of mites 2 (in Japanese). Jpn J Hyg 42:224
9. Miyazaki Y, Yatagai M, Takaoka M (1989) Effect of essential oils on the activity of house dust mites. Jpn J Biometeor 26:105-108
10. Miyazaki Y (1996) Effect of hiba wood oil on the house dust mite. Mokuzai Gakkaishi 42:624-626
11. Matsumoto K, Okamoto M, Wada Y (1986) Effect of relative humidity on life cycle of the house dust mites, Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus. Jpn J Sanit Zool 37:79-90
12. Yamamoto N, Miyazaki Y, Sakuda K (1998) Sensory evaluation of carpet cleaner containing essential oil and the effect on mites. J Wood Sci 44:90-97
13. Miyazaki Y, Yatagai M, Kobayashi S (1993) Sensory evaluation of essential oils and their components. Mokuzai Gakkaishi 39:843-848