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Bioaerosols, Fungi and Mycotoxins: Health Effects, Assessment, Prevention and Control

Edited by: Eckardt Johanning M.D., M.Sc. (FRG Inc.)

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
Department of Community Medicine

© 2001 FRG Inc. All rights reserved.

 

[ Chapter 1 ] [ Chapter 2 ] [ Chapter 3 ] [ Chapter 4 ] [ Chapter 5 ] [ Chapter 6 ] [ Special Section ]

Introduction

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Health Effects; Pathology; Epidemiology

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 for 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.

 

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Exposure Assessment; Analytical Methods  

Mycotoxin cytotoxicity screening of field samples.

The effect of inhaled spores of mycotoxin producing 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 suburban yard 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.

 

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Microbiology

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.

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.

 

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Applied Research  

Sarcoidosis and exposure to occupational and environmental agents.

Immunochemical detection of mycotoxins associated with Stachybotryotoxicosis  .

 

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Prevention, Mitigation and Control  

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.

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.

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Public and Occupational Health Issues

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.

Special Section  (back to top of the page)

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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