Application of the environmental relative moldiness index in Finland

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 578-584

  Täubel, Martin ^a   Karvonen, Anne M ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^b,c   Hyvärinen, Anne ^a   Vesper, Stephen ^d   Pekkanen, Juha ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST; MOISTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DUST SAMPLES; FINLAND; FINNISH; LIVING AREA; MOISTURE DAMAGE; MOLD CONTAMINATION; MOLD DAMAGES; QUANTITATIVE PCR;

MOLDS;

BIOASSAY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FUNGUS; MOISTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FINLAND; UNITED STATES;

DUST; FRAGRANCE;

ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; FUNGUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOUSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; STANDARDS;

COHORT STUDIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; FUNGI; HOUSING; ODORANTS;

EID: 84953897286     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02785-15     Document Type: Article

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