Levels of microbial agents in floor dust during remediation of a water-damaged office building

Indoor Air

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 417-426

  Cho, S J ^a   Park, J H ^a   Kreiss, K ^a   Cox Ganser, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Hydrophilic fungi; Mold; Office building; Remediation; Water damage

Indexed keywords

DUST; FLOORS; FUNGI; HYDROPHILICITY; MOISTURE;

%MOISTURE; BUILDING MANAGEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; CULTURABLE; DUST COLLECTED; ENDOTOXIN; FUNGAL SPECIES; HYDROPHILIC FUNGUS; HYDROPHILICS; WATER DAMAGE;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

FUNGI;

EID: 80052607866     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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