Optimization of airborne endotoxin exposure assessment: Effects of filter type, transport conditions, extraction solutions, and storage of samples and extracts

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6134-6143

  Spaan, Suzanne ^a,b   Heederik, Dick J J ^a   Thorne, Peter S ^c   Wouters, Inge M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; GLASS FIBERS; MICROBIOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SAMPLING;

AIRBORNE ENDOTOXIN EXPOSURE; ASSAY SOLUTION; EXTRACTION SOLUTIONS; FILTER TYPE;

TOXICITY;

ENDOTOXIN; GLASS; POLITEF;

AIR QUALITY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STANDARD (REGULATION); TOXIN;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION; FILTER; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENDOTOXINS; FILTRATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 35148845059     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00851-07     Document Type: Article

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