Microorganisms and volatile organic compounds in airborne dust from damp residences

Indoor Air

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 74-82

  Nilsson, A ^a,d   Kihlstrom E ^a   Lagesson, V ^a   Wessen B ^b   Szponar, B ^c   Larsson, L ^c   Tagesson, C ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Pegasus Laboratory   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airborne dust; GC UV, GC MS; Microorganisms; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DUST; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLDS;

3-HYDROXY FATTY ACIDS; AIRBORNE DUST SAMPLES; AIRBORNE DUSTS; BACTERIAL FLORA; CLADOSPORIUM; CONDITION; GC-UV, GC-MS; IN-CONTROL; PILOT STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; MURAMIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; FATTY ACID; WATER;

ADSORPTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; CLADOSPORIUM; DUST; EYE IRRITATION; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PILOT STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN IRRITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATTY ACIDS; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; MURAMIC ACIDS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER;

EID: 1642566609     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0668.2003.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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