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Fungal contamination in public buildings: a guide to recognition and management

Davies, R., Summerbell, R. C., Haldane, D., Dufour, A., Yu, K., Broder, I., Dales, R., Kirkbride, J., Kauri, T. and Robertson, W.
1995
Environmental Health Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario


Davies, R., Summerbell, R. C., Haldane, D., Dufour, A., Yu, K., Broder, I., Dales, R., Kirkbride, J., Kauri, T. and Robertson, W., (1995), "Fungal contamination in public buildings: a guide to recognition and management", Environmental Health Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Abstract:
Executive Summary

"The health implications of the fungal growth, but causality in these studies has not contamination of indoor air have become an been established. The burden of illness in the issue of increasing concern in recent years. At population attributable to fungi in private the request of the Government of Prince homes and public buildings is not yet known. ..."

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/air/fungal-fongique/index_e.html


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Yu, K.
     
Broder, I.
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Kirkbride, J.
     
Kauri, T.
     
Robertson, W.
     



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