Mycotoxins in the ventilation systems of four schools in Finland

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-379

  Hintikka, E ^a   Holopainen, R ^a   Asola, A ^b   Jestoi, M ^b   Peitzsch, M ^c   Kalso, S ^d   Larsson, L ^c   Reijula, K ^a   Tuomi, T ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MetropoliLab   (Finland)

Author keywords

Beauvericin; Dust; Satratoxins; Trichothecenes; Ventilation system

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; BEAUVERICIN; CHAETOGLOBOSIN A; ENNIATIN; MYCOTOXIN; PENICILLIC ACID; SATRATOXIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TRICHODERMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERRUCAROL;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLEANING; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; FILTER; FINLAND; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SAMPLING; SCHOOL; SCREENING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URBAN AREA; VENTILATOR;

FUNGI;

EID: 70449659353     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2009.1155     Document Type: Article

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