An assessment of the air quality in indoor and outdoor air with reference to fungal spores and pollen grains in four working environments in Kerala, India

Aerobiologia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-152

  Nayar, T S ^a   Jothish, P S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fungal spores; India; Indoor and outdoor environments; Kerala; Pollen grains; Working environments

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; AMARANTHUS; AMBIENT AIR; AMEROPSORE; ARTICLE; ARTOCARPUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BASIDIOSPORE; CHENOPODIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; COCONUT; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS SPORE; GANODERMA; INDIA; NIGROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; POACEAE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ARTOCARPUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; GANODERMA; NIGROSPORA; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; POACEAE; TRIDAX;

EID: 84872686835     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: 15733025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-012-9269-8     Document Type: Article

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