fungi: moisture damaged house -- indoor microbial concentrations

One of the links among: dampness, envelope and house characteristics, indoor biocontamination, health symptoms.

Studies attempt to link house characteristic and indoor biocontamination for damp homes.

A typical research: Lawton, M. D., R. E. Dales, and J. White, 1998, The influence of house characteristics in a Canadian community on microbiological contamination

Projects at Laboratory of INDOOR AIR AND Occupant Health - U of Kuopio

some collaborative projects on mold-moisture-health

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A comparison of airborne ergosterol, glucan and Air-O-Cell data in relation to physical assessments of mold damage and some other parameters, by Foto, M., Vrijmoed, L. L. P., Miller, J. D., Ruest, K., Lawton, M. and Dales, R. E., 2005

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A regional comparison of mold spore concentrations outdoors and inside 'clean' and 'mold contaminated' southern california buildings, by Baxter, D., Perkins, J., Seltzer, J., Mcghee, C., 2002

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Air sampling results in relation to extent of fungal colonization of building materials in some water-damaged buildings, by Miller, J.D., Haisley, P.D. and Reinhardt, J.H, 2000

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Characterizing moisture damaged buildings - environmental and biological monitoring, by Hyv?rinen, A., 2002

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Construction defects and microbial growth, by Evans, S. and Morey, P., 2002

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Current asthma and biochemical signs of inflammation in relation to building dampness in dwellings, by Norback, D., Bjornsson, E., Janson, C., Palmgren, U. and Boman, G., 1999

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Current indoor allergen levels of fungi and cats, but not house dust mites, influence allergy and asthma in adults with high dust mite exposure, by Dharmage, S., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Mitakakis, T., Cheng, A., Guest, D., Rolland, J., Forbes, A., Thien, F., Abramson, M. and Walters, E.H, 2001

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Fungal contamination in public buildings: a guide to recognition and management, by Davies, R., Summerbell, R. C., Haldane, D., Dufour, A., Yu, K., Broder, I., Dales, R., Kirkbride, J., Kauri, T. and Robertson, W., 1995

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Fungal extracellular polysaccharides in house dust as a marker for exposure to fungi: Relations with culturable fungi, reported home dampness, and respiratory symptoms, by Douwes, J., van der Sluis, B., Doekes, G., van Leusden, F., Wijnands, L., van Strien, R., Verhoeff, A. and Brunekreef, B., 1999

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Fungi in indoor air - Determination of mesophilic and thermo-tolerant fungi in indoor air using occupational standards on bioaerosols, by Engelhart, S. and Exner, M., 2002

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Home dampness, current allergic diseases, and respiratory infections among young adults, by Kilpelainen, M., Terho, E.O., Helenius, H. and Koskenvuo, M., 2001

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Housing characteristics, reported mold exposure, and asthma in the european community respiratory health survey, by Zock, J.P., Jarvis, D., Luczynska, C., Sunyer, J. and Burney, P., 2002

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Increased incidence of allergic sensitisation and respiratory diseases due to mould exposure: Results of the Leipzig Allergy Risk children Study (LARS), by Muller, A., Lehmann, I., Seiffart, A., Diez, U., Wetzig, H., Borte, M., Herbarth, O., 2002

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Indoor air microbes and respiratory symptoms of children in moisture damaged and reference schools , by Meklin, T., Husman, T., Veps?l?inen, A., Vahteristo, M., Koivisto, J., Halla-aho, J., Hyv?rinen, A., Moschandreas, D. and Nevalainen, A., 2002

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Indoor airborne fungal spores, house dampness and associations with environmental factors and respiratory health in children, by Garrett, M.H., Rayment, P.R., Hooper, M.A., Abramson, M.J. and Hooper, B.M, 1998

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Investigations of the relationship between disease and airborne (1 -> 3)-beta-D-glucan in buildings, by Rylander, R., 1997

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Limitations in application of Spearman's rank correlation to bioaerosol sampling data, by Spicer, R.C. and Gangloff, H.J, 2000

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Metropolitan home living conditions associated with indoor endotoxin levels, by Gereda, J.E., Klinnert, M.D., Price, M.R., Leung, D.Y.M. and Liu, A.H, 2001

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Microbes and moisture content of materials from damaged building , by Meklin T. , Haatainen S., Kauriinvaha E., Kettunen3 A-V., Haverinen U., Vahteristo M., , Viljanen M., and Nevalainen, A., 2001

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Microbial cell wall constituents in indoor air and their relation to disease, by Rylander, R., 1998

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Microbial exposure and health in schools - effects of moisture damage and renovation, by Meklin, T., 2002

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Microfungal contamination of damp buildings - examples of risk constructions and risk materials, by Gravesen, S., Nielsen, P.A., Iversen, R., Nielsen, K.F, 1999

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Moisture, mold and health in apartment homes , by Nevalainen, A., Vahteristo, M., Koivisto, J., Meklin, T., Hyv?rinen, A., Keski-karhu, J., Husman, T., 2001

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Mold & moisture intrusion case study report, by NAHB Research Center, Inc, 0

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Mold growth linked to airtight building designs, by Christen, K., 2002

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Production of mycotoxins on artificially and naturally infested building materials, by Nielsen, K.F., Gravesen, S., Nielsen, P.A., Andersen, B., Thrane, U., Frisvad, J.C, 1999

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Residential fungal contamination and health: Microbial cohabitants as covariates, by Dales, R.E., Miller, D., 1999

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Sick building syndrome in relation to building dampness in multi-family residential buildings in Stockholm, by Engvall, K., Norrby, C. and Norback, D., 2001

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The influence of house characteristics in a Canadian community on microbiological contamination, by Lawton, M. D., R. E. Dales, and J. White, 1998

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The relation between fungal propagules in indoor air and home characteristics, by Ren, P., Jankun, T.M., Belanger, K., Bracken, M.B. and Leaderer, B.P, 2001

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The relationship between fungal growth in wall cavities and the fungal ecology of indoor environments, by Heinsohn, P., 2002