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Microorganisms in home and indoor work environments

Flannigan, B., Samson, O. and Miller, J. D. (Ed.)
2001
Taylor and Francis, London

Flannigan, B., Samson, O. and Miller, J. D. (Ed.), (2001), "Microorganisms in home and indoor work environments", Taylor and Francis, London.
Abstract:
Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work Environments provides a comprehensive review of the types of microorganism in outdoor and indoor air, their growth and control in home and work environments, and their role in allergic respiratory disease and respiratory tract infections including rhinitis, asthma, tuberculosis and legionnaires' disease. In addition, chapters address the twin problems of exposure assessment and identification, discuss the methodology for and conduct of investigations of indoor environments and provide keys and color illustrations to assist in the identification of approaching one hundred mould, yeast and actinomycete contaminants.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the types of microorganisms in outdoor and indoor air, their growth and control in home and work environments, and their role in allergic respiratory disease and respiratory tract infections including tuberculosis and legionnaires' disease.

FROM THE CRITICS

Microorganisms found in indoor environments, specifically heterotrophic bacteria and fungi, are examined and characterized. Different organisms are discussed with respect to their growth and control in work and home environments and their role in allergic respiratory disease and respiratory tract infections including tuberculosis and legionnaires' disease. Chapters address problems of exposure assessment and identification, discuss methodology for and conduct of investigations of indoor environments, and provide keys and color illustrations to assist in the identification of about 100 mold, yeast, and actinomycete contaminants.

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Author Information and Other Publications Notes
Flannigan, B.
  1. Air sampling for fungi in indoor environments
  2. Health implications of fungi in indoor environments
  3. Mould in buildings: the air spora of domestic dwellings
  4. The moisture requirements of moulds isolated from domestic dwellings  
Samson, O.
     
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. 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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