Hazard identification, dose-response and environmental characteristics of stachybotryotoxins and other health-related products from stachybotrys

Environmental Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-335

  Lai, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public health; Risk assessment; Stachybotrys; Water damaged buildings

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; INDOOR CONDITIONS; RELATED PRODUCTS; RISK CHARACTERIZATION; STACHYBOTRYS; WATER-DAMAGED BUILDINGS;

HEALTH RISKS;

HEMOLYSIN; ISOSATRATOXIN F; ISOSATRATOXIN G; ISOSATRATOXIN H; MYCOTOXIN; PHENOL; RORIDIN E; RORIDIN L 2; SATRATOXIN F; SATRATOXIN G; SATRATOXIN H; STACHYBOTRYOTOXIN; TOXIN; TRICHOVERRIN A; TRICHOVERRIN B; TRICHOVERROL A; TRICHOVERROL B; TRICOTHECENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERRUCARIN B; VERRUCARIN J; STACHYBOTROTOXIN; WATER;

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STACHYBOTRYS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WATER ANALYSIS; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

STACHYBOTRYS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STACHYBOTRYS; WATER;

EID: 33744982139     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332708618647     Document Type: Review

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