Analysis of settled dust in homes and fungal glucan in air particulate collected during HEPA vacuuming

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 485-491

  Salares, Virginia R ^a   Hinde, Carol Ann ^b   Miller, J David ^c  

^a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation   (Canada)

^b Buchan   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air particulates; Dust; Exposure; Fungal glucan; HEPA vacuuming; Mold

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; GLUCAN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIRBORNE ALGA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLEANING; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; FILTER; FUNGUS SPORE; HOME; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACUUM;

ACARI;

EID: 74049153846     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X09341343     Document Type: Article

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