Airborne enzyme measurements to detect indoor mould exposure

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2161-2164

  Rylander, Ragnar ^a   Reeslev, Morten ^b   Hulander, Thomas ^c  

^a BioFact Environmental Health Research Center   (Sweden)

^b Mycometer A/S   (Denmark)

^c Fuktskadeteknik ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; HEXOSAMINIDASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78149259443     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0em00336k     Document Type: Article

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