Fungal fragments in moldy houses: A field study in homes in New Orleans and Southern Ohio

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 37, 2007, Pages 8140-8149

  Reponen, Tiina ^a   Seo, Sung Chul ^a   Grimsley, Faye ^b   Lee, Taekhee ^a   Crawford, Carlos ^a   Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta glucan; Exposure assessment; Mold; Particle size

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; HOUSES;

BETA-GLUCAN; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT;

MOLDS;

BETA GLUCAN;

FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPORE; WINTER;

AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMIDITY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36049033148     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.027     Document Type: Article

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