Endotoxin levels in settled airborne dust in European schools: The HITEA school study

Indoor Air

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-157

  Jacobs, J H ^a   Krop, E J M ^a   Borras Santos, A ^b,c,d   Zock, J P ^b,c,d   Taubel, M ^e   Hyvarinnen, A ^e   Pekkanen, J ^e,f   Doekes, G ^a   Heederik, D J J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electrostatic dustfall collector; Endotoxin; Exposure assessment; Indoor air; Schools

Indexed keywords

DUST; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; TEACHING;

AIRBORNE DUSTS; DUSTFALL; ELECTROSTATIC DUSTFALL COLLECTOR; ENDOTOXIN; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR EXPOSURE; PRIMARY SCHOOLS; SAMPLING PERIOD; SCHOOL;

ELECTROSTATICS;

DUST; ENDOTOXIN;

ANALYSIS; DUST; EUROPE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DUST; ENDOTOXINS; EUROPE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84897669103     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12064     Document Type: Article

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