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Review of methods applicable to the assessment of mold exposure to children

Dillon, H. K., Miller, J. D., Sorenson, W. G., Douwes, J. and Jacobs, R. R.
1999
Environmental Health Perspectives, 107(suppl 3): 473-480
(13)-?-d-glucans, children, ergosterol, exposure assessment, fungi, mold extracellular polysaccharides, mycotoxins, tricothecenes, water damage

Dillon, H. K., Miller, J. D., Sorenson, W. G., Douwes, J. and Jacobs, R. R., (1999), "Review of methods applicable to the assessment of mold exposure to children", Environmental Health Perspectives, 107(suppl 3): 473-480.
Abstract:
H. Kenneth Dillon,1 J. David Miller,2 W.G. Sorenson,3 Jeroen Douwes,4 and Robert R. Jacobs1

1Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama USA; 2Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 3 Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia USA; 4Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

This article presents discussion of the assessment of the exposure of children to fungi, substances derived from fungi, and the environmental conditions that may lead to exposure. The principles driving investigations of fungal contamination and subsequent exposure are presented as well as guidelines for conducting these investigations. A comprehensive description of available research sampling and analysis techniques is also presented.
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Dillon, H. K.
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama USA
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Miller, J. D.
J. David Miller, Professor of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa. NSERC Industrial Research Chair, Fungal Toxins & Allergens, Visiting Scientist, Air Health Effects, Health Canada
  1. A comparison of airborne ergosterol, glucan and Air-O-Cell data in relation to physical assessments of mold damage and some other parameters
  2. Acute pulmonary hemorrhage in infants associated with exposure to Stachybotrys atra and other fungi
  3. Air sampling results in relation to extent of fungal colonization of building materials in some water-damaged buildings
  4. Collection of spores of various fungi by a Reuter centrifugal sampler
  5. Exposure measures for studies of mold and dampness and respiratory health
  6. Field guide for the determination of biological contaminants in environmental samples
  7. Fungi and fungal products in some Canadian houses
  8. Fungi as contaminants in indoor air
  9. Microbial contamination of indoor air
  10. Microbial volatile organic compounds with emphasis on those arising from filamentous fungal contaminants of buildings
  11. Microorganisms in home and indoor work environments
  12. Quantification of health effects of combined exposures: a new beginning
  13. Significance of fungi in indoor air: report from a working group
  14. The use of ergosterol to measure exposure to fungal propagules in indoor air
  15. Transportation energy embodied in construction materials  
Sorenson, W. G.
Immunology Section, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA; e-mail wgs1@cdc.gov
  1. Acute pulmonary hemorrhage in infants associated with exposure to Stachybotrys atra and other fungi
  2. Exposures to respirable, airborne penicillium from a contaminated ventilation system: Clinical, environmental epidemiological aspects
  3. Fungal spores: hazardous to health?  
Douwes, J.
Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
  1. Fungal extracellular polysaccharides in house dust as a marker for exposure to fungi: Relations with culturable fungi, reported home dampness, and respiratory symptoms
  2. Fungal extracellular polysaccharides, (13)-glucans and culturable fungi in repeated sampling of house dust  
Jacobs, R. R.
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama USA
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