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Methodologies for Assessing Bioaerosol Exposures

Reponen, T

In: Nriagu, J O (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, pp. 722 - 730, Elsevier, Burlington, 2011, ISBN: 978-0-444-52272-6.

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This chapter reviews how viruses, bacteria, fungi, pollen, fragments and allergens can be sampled and analysed for exposure assessment. It compares culture and microscopy with newer chemical, biological and immunochemical approaches and stresses that results are comparable only when methodologies are aligned.

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Topics

AllergensBacteriaBioaerosolFungiViruses