A hygrothermal model for predicting house dust mite response to environmental conditions in dwellings.

House-dust mite antigens are a major contributor to allergic sensitisation. Since temperatureand humidity are crucial to house-dust mite physiology, there is considerable interest inreducing mite populations by controlling the indoor environment.

The sick building syndrome in offices.

Biological contamination forces school evacuation: Part 2.

                 

The secret life of the microbe.

The terrifying organisms that live in our ventilation systems have perfected their methods of attack, but Martyn Love thinks he might have the answer          

Culturable and total fungi in dust accumulated in air ducts in single family houses.

Fungal spore content in dust accumulated in air ducts was investigated in 24 mechanically ventilated single-family houses of which 15 had also a central air heating system. Dust was collected from the ducts simultaneously with cleaning of the ventilation systems. Besides spore concentrations and flora of culturable fungi, total fungal spore concentrations were determined in dust samples by the aqueous two phase technique and spore counting with epifluorescence microscopy.

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