Bacterial contamination of indoor air, surfaces, and settled dust, and related dust endotoxin concentrations in healthy office buildings

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-192

  Bouillard, Lucette ^a   Michel, Olivier ^b   Dramaix, Michèle ^c   Devleeschouwer, Michel ^a,c,d  

^a PHARMACEUTICAL INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Endotoxin; Healthy office buidings; Occupational exposure; Settled dust

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HEALTH SURVEY; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BELGIUM; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIMULUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33645059192     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 12321966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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