Final clearance criteria after mould remediation

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-203

  Quezada, N V ^a   Lange, J H ^b  

^a ADS Consulting   (United States)

^b ENVIROSAFE TRAINING AND CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abatement; Mould final clearance; Remediation; Sampling

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUNGUS SPORE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

FUNGI;

EID: 3042547048     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X04044208     Document Type: Article

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