Viable fungi and bacteria in personal exposure samples in relation to microenvironments

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-120

  Toivola, Mika ^a   Alm, Sari ^a   Nevalainen, Aino ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL VIABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EASTERN EUROPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FILTER; FINLAND; FUNGUS; GEOMETRY; HOME CARE; MEASUREMENT; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETAL VIABILITY; FUNGI; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEASONS; WORKPLACE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 1542344928     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b309960a     Document Type: Article

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