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Field guide for the determination of biological contaminants in environmental samples

Dillon, H.K., Heinsohn, P.A. and Miller, J.D. (eds)
1996
Proceedings of Healthy Buildings , Vol. 3, p. 141

Dillon, H.K., Heinsohn, P.A. and Miller, J.D. (eds), (1996), "Field guide for the determination of biological contaminants in environmental samples", Proceedings of Healthy Buildings , Vol. 3, p. 141.
Abstract:
The proper collection, storage, and transport of environmental samples for biological analysis is an important responsibility for industrial hygienists and other health professionals. This book explores this field of expertise and offers advice and solutions to the problems facing professionals working with biological contaminants.

This field guide, prepare by the AIHA Biosafety Committee, addresses the sampling of various types of airborne and bulk (source) biocontaminants, including suspended biogenic dusts and mists, surface swabs, and biologically contaminated bulk materials and fluids. Examined in the guide are methods for sampling of viable and nonviable fungi and bacteria as well as substances derived from them including endotoxin and peptidogylcan from bacteria, and mycotoxins, ergosterol, and volatiles from fungi. There is also an extensive glossary.
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Dillon, H. K.
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama USA
  1. Benchmark comparison of natural convection in a tall cavity
  2. Review of methods applicable to the assessment of mold exposure to children  
Heinsohn, P. A.
  1. How reliable are your one-minute Andersen sample data?
  2. The relationship between fungal growth in wall cavities and the fungal ecology of indoor environments  
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. Fungi and fungal products in some Canadian houses
  7. Fungi as contaminants in indoor air
  8. Microbial contamination of indoor air
  9. Microbial volatile organic compounds with emphasis on those arising from filamentous fungal contaminants of buildings
  10. Microorganisms in home and indoor work environments
  11. Quantification of health effects of combined exposures: a new beginning
  12. Review of methods applicable to the assessment of mold exposure to children
  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  


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