Differentiation of toxic molds via headspace SPME-GC/MS and canine detection

Sensors

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1496-1508

  Griffith, Robert T ^a   Jayachandran, Krishnaswamy ^a   Shetty, Kateel G ^a   Whitstine, William ^a,b   Furton, Kenneth G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Florida Canine Academy   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine detection; SPME GC MS; Toxic molds

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METABOLITES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CANINE DETECTION; MICROBIAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SPME-GC/MS; TOXIC MOLDS;

MOLDS;

EID: 34548420703     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s7081496     Document Type: Article

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