Aspergillus fumigatus Spore Concentration in Outside Air: Cardiff and St Louis Compared

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• Personal Author:
  Hutcheson PS ; Mullins J ; Slavin RG
• Description:
  Intermittent sampling of the atmosphere 3 days/week over a 12?month period using Andersen samplers in Cardiff, Wales, U.K. and St Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., indicated average A. fumigatus spore concentrations of 13.5/m3 in St Louis and 11.3/m3 in Cardiff. Both sites showed seasonal variations with highest concentrations during winter. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Fungi Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Sampling Allergens Allergies Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Sampling Methods
• ISSN:
  0009-9090
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  351-354
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060614
• Citation:
  Clin Allergy 1984 Jul; 14(4):351-354
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Raymond G. Slavin, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, St Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, Room R210 Doisy Hall, St Louis, Missouri 63104, U.S.A.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Performing Organization:
  St. Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19740401
• Source Full Name:
  Clinical Allergy
• End Date:
  19800731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3776d8a21d443cc510003a8a39df9d01bc5817fb5bf5a6e2ad3c4abab11015d363f1257b0e8726125fd90f0ac810b7ba3825f340811ea5e270ae4312c307b472
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224471/cdc_224471_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 968.29 KB ]