Fungal types and concentrations from settled dust in normal residences

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 481-492

  Hicks, Jeffrey B ^a   Lu, Elizabeth T ^a   De Guzman, Rachel ^a   Weingart, Michal ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpet dust; Fungal contamination; Fungi; Indoor air quality; Mold; Settled dust

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHAETOMIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; CURVULARIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; FURNITURE; FUSARIUM; HOUSE DUST; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MOULD; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEXTILE; TRICHODERMA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FUNGI; HOUSING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 26444454970     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620500252860     Document Type: Article

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