Use of temporal/seasonal- and size-dependent bioaerosol data to characterize the contribution of outdoor fungi to residential exposures

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 347, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 78-97

  Liao, Chung Min ^a   Luo, Wen Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airborne fungus; Bioaerosol; Humidity; Hygroscopic; Inhalation dose; Natural ventilation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AIRBORNE FUNGAL CONCENTRATION; FUNGAL DEPOSITION; OUTDOOR BIOAEROSOL; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE;

FUNGI;

FUNGUS;

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CLIMATE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG INTERSTITIUM; LUNG MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WIND; WINTER;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATION; WIND;

FUNGI;

EID: 23444440639     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.036     Document Type: Article

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