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 Effects after mold exposure - which are the causative agents?
 ecology, detection and identification problems of moulds in indoor environments
 Occupational Exposure to Molds, Diseases and Diagnosis 
 Indoor moulds: a public health problem in Belgium: overview of 15 years’ experience
 PILOT ANALYSIS OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO FUNGAL ANTIGENS IN SUBJECTS WORKING IN HUMIDITY DAMAGED HOUSES 
 CAN MICROBIAL VOLATILE METABOLITES CAUSE IRRITATION AT INDOOR AIR CONCENTRATIONS? 
 GROWTH CONDITIONS OF STREPTOMYCES ANULATUS REGULATE INDUCED INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES AND CYTO
 TOXICITY IN MACROPHAGES.
 Clinical findings related to indoor fungal exposure - review of clinic data of a specialty clinic. 
 Pulmonary Hemorrhage among Infants with Exposure to Toxigenic Molds: An Update 
 IAQ and Human Toxicosis: Empirical Evidence and Theory 
 Cognitive Impairment Associated with Exposure to Toxigenic Fungi 
 Symptoms associated to work in a water damaged school building 
 Sensory irritation of microbially produced volatile organic compounds in mice during repeated exposures 
 IMMUNOLOGICAL BIOMONITORING IN THE ASSESSMENT OF EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE FUNGI FROM WASTE HANDLING 
 Waste handling is strongly associated with dyspnoea
 AN ASSESSMENT OF EXPOSURE AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH AMONG SEWAGE TREATMENT PRESSROOM WORKERS
 Chronic toxic encephalopathies apparently related to exposure to toxigenic fungi.
 INHALATION OF (1 ®3)- b-D-GLUCAN IN HUMANS
 BUILDING-RELATED ILLNESS IN OCCUPANTS OF MOLD-CONTAMINATED HOUSES: A CASE SERIES
 DIAGNOSING THE CAUSE OF A "SICK BUILDING:" A CASE STUDY OF AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION 
 FUNGAL EXPOSURE AND IgG-LEVELS OF OCCUPANTS IN HOUSES WITH AND WITHOUT MOLD PROBLEMS
 The immunopathology of hypersensitivity reactions
 EXPOSURE TO STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM INDUCES IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY RESPONSE IN MAN
 Impacts of Airborne Viruses on Indoor Environments 
 SENSITIZATION TO MOLDS AND RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
 Glucan exposure and airways inflammation among household waste collectors in two municipalities in Sweden
 MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS AND HEALTH
 Mycotoxin Cytotoxicity Screening of Field Samples 
 THE EFFECT OF INHALED SPORES OF MYCOTOXIN PRODUCIN FUNGI ON ANIMALS
 Trichothecenes as a potent inducer of apoptosis
 Analysis for Stachybotrys Toxins
 Assessing Bioaerosols in Elementary School Classrooms
 Anatomy of a Fungal Problem
 Characterization of Bioaerosol Emissions from a suburbanYard waste composting facility. 
 Airborne contamination of Eastern Canada sawmills. 
 Prevalence of Fungi in CARPET Dust Samples 
 Detection and Decontamination of a Facility Contaminated with Fungi Including Stachybotrys chartarum: A Case Study 
 Case Study: Airborne Concentrations of Trichoderma and Stachybotrys linked to Mycotoxicosis
 FUNGAL GENERA IDENTIFIED FROM FLOODED WALL CAVITIES 
 Exposure measures for studies of mold and dampness and respiratory health 
 Fungal Growth in Buildings: The Aerobiological Perspective 
 Why are there Still Problems with Fungal Allergen Extracts?
 FROM FUNGAL EXPOSURE TO DISEASE: A BIOLOGICAL MONITORING CONUNDRUM 
 Comparative studies of fungal media for the recovery of Stachybotrys chartarum from environmental samples
 Heteroduplex DNA fingerprinting of Penicillium brevicompactum from house dust 
 The Trichodiene Synthase Gene from Stachybotrys chartarum : A potential diagnostic indicator of indoor contamination

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 Microscopic fungi and their metabolites in dwellings - a bioassay study
 Moisture, mold and health in apartment homes 
 Toxigenic microbes in indoor environment: identification, structure and biological effects of the aerosolizing toxins 
 An Assessment of the occurrence of mould bioaerosols in the in- and outdoor ENVIRONMENT of shacks in Durban, SOUTH AFRICA 
 EVALUATION OF EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL BACTERIA 
 Analysis of Microbial Contamination of a Ventilation System Detected by Measurement of Microbial Volatile Organic CompoundS
 Mycobacteria and related genera are major colonizers of a wall in a children’s day care center 
 Cellular and humoral responses in an animal model inhaling Penicillium chrysogenum spores 
 Sporulation of the Hyphomycete Stachybotrys chartarum Under Three Light Conditions 
 MYCOTOXIN SPECTRA AS A BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETER FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FUNGUS EXPOSURE 
 Production of Mycotoxins on water damaged building materials 
 MEMBRANE TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN WATER-DAMAGED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND FUNGAL PURE CULTURES 
 Effects of Stachybotrys chartarum spores and toxin on alveolar surfactant phospholipid composition and concentration in mice.
 DIFFERENT METHODS TO CHARACTERIZE MOLDY BUILDINGS 
 Comparative studies of collection efficiency of airborne fungal matter using Andersen single-stage sampler and Air-O-Cell cassettes 
 Trichothecene mycotoxins in some water-damaged buildings 
 SARCOIDOSIS AND EXPOSURE TO OCCUAPTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS
 IMMUNOCHEMICAL DETECTION OF MYCOTOXINS ASSOCIATED WITH STACHYBOTRYOTOXICOSIS 
 MITIGATION OF VISIBLE FUNGAL CONTAMINATION IN BUILDINGS: EXPERIENCE FROM 1993 - 1998
 Microfungal contamination of damp buildings: Biological aspects
 DURING REMOVAL OF BIOAEROSOL CONTAMINATED ROOF SUBSTRATE MATERIAL IN AN OCCUPIED FACILITY 
 CHARACTERIZATION, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL OF MILDEW IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS: AN APPLIED RESEARCH STUDY 
 ACGIH TLV Statement on Bioaerosols; American Council of Government Industrial Hygienists presentedfor the Bioaerosols Committee
 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE & CLEARANCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR A MICROBIAL REMEDIATION PROJECT 
 MICROBES AND MOISTURE CONTENT OF MATERIALS FROM DAMAGED BUILDING
 Use of MVOC measurements and odour perception as indicator of mould in indoor areas. 
 A MODEL FOR ASSESSING HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURES TO LEGIONELLA BACTERIA
 CONCENTRATIONS OF VIABLE SPORES OF FUNGI AND ACTINOMYCETES IN VENTILATION CHANNELS
 FUNGI AND ENDOTOXIN EXPOSURE IN PAPER AND GLASS RECYCLING PLANTS 
 Air Quality Restoration in a Fungal Contaminated Building; A Case Study 
 Sampling, Results & Remediation in 300 "Sick Houses" 
 Identifying and preventing fungal contamination problems in new home construction
 A toxic mold cleanup guide 
 DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION PROGRAM IN FINLAND
 An assessment of mold contamination problems in Atlantic Canada schools: mold burdens, amplifying sites and benefits of proactive school inspection policies. 
 Molds as an environmental factor in infant leukemia? 
 MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION LITIGATION: EXPERT WITNESSES AND SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
 Field report: INITIAL MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN FOUR NEW CONDOMINIUMS 

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