Atmospheric transport of mold spores in clouds of desert dust

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 498-504

  Shinn, Eugene A ^a   Griffin, Dale W ^a   Seba, Douglas B ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Academy of Marine Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

African dust; Arsenic; Asthma; Fungal spores; Health effects; Mold; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

AFRICA; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLOUD; DESERT; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HEALTH HAZARD; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; WIND;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DESERT CLIMATE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; SPORES, FUNGAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; WORLD HEALTH;

FUNGI;

EID: 3042555354     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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