2nd Edition

Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work Environments Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation and Control, Second Edition

540 Pages 92 Color & 155 B/W Illustrations

by CRC Press

540 Pages 92 Color & 155 B/W Illustrations

by CRC Press

539 Pages

by CRC Press

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In 2007, scientists estimated the direct cost of diseases associated with mould and dampness on the US population to be in the range of 4 billion dollars, and the indirect costs of lost work and school days are gauged even higher. The US Centers for Disease Control recently concluded that elimination of moisture and mouldy materials in the home definitively results in improved health.... Read more

Microorganisms in air

Microorganisms in outdoor air
J. Mullins and B. Flannigan

Microorganisms in indoor air
B. Flannigan

Pollen in indoor air
T. Hugg, E. Yli-Panula and A. Rantio-Lehtimäki

Microorganisms in homes and work environments

Microbial growth in indoor environments
B. Flannigan and J.D. Miller

Bacteria and other bioaerosols in industrial workplaces
B. Crook, J.M. Gawn and J.R.M. Swan

Remediation and control of microbial growth in problem buildings
P.R. Morey

Airborne microorganisms and disease

Allergenic microorganisms and hypersensitivity
A.K. Ellis and J.H. Day

Occupational respiratory disease: hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other forms of interstitial lung disease
M.J. Hodgson and B. Flannigan

Respiratory tract infections caused by indoor fungi
R.C. Summerbell

Microbiological investigation of indoor environments

Mycological investigations of indoor environments
J.D. Miller

Molecular methods for bioaerosol characterization
R.C. Summerbell, B.J. Green, D. Corr and J.A. Scott

Isolation and identification of fungi
R.A. Samson and J. Houbraken

Analysis of microbial volatile organic compounds
T.J. Ryan

Analysis for toxins and inflammatory compounds
T. Rand and J.D. Miller

Interpreting sampling data in investigations of indoor environments: selected case studies
P.R. Morey

Common and important species of Actinobacteria and fungi in indoor environments

Common and important species of fungi and actinomycetes in indoor environments
R.A. Samson, J. Houbraken, R.C. Summerbell, B. Flannigan and J.D. Miller

Descriptions and illustrations of common fungi and actinomycetes

Appendix: Glossary of mycological terms

Index