2nd Edition
Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work Environments Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation and Control, Second Edition
In 2007, scientists estimated the direct cost of diseases associated with mould and dampness on the US population to be in the range of 4 billion dollars, and the indirect costs of lost work and school days are gauged even higher. The US Centers for Disease Control recently concluded that elimination of moisture and mouldy materials in the home definitively results in improved health. Unfortunately, problems of accurate assessment and precise identification plague the full understanding of the effects of mould on human health.
Addressing exposure assessment and identification, Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work Environments: Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation, and Control, Second Edition discusses the methodology for conducting investigations on indoor environments, including details on key fungi and actinobacteria, and reflects advances in predicting their occurrence in buildings in various parts of the world.
Beginning with a review of types of microorganisms in outdoor and indoor air, their growth and control in home and work environments, and their role in respiratory disease, this second edition presents new studies on pollen and its allergenic effects, the mechanistic basis for the effects of toxins and inflammatory agents on lung biology, and the use of molecular methods for determining microbial contaminants. On the practical side, this edition examines remediation, control, and quality assurance; occupational exposures in a wide range of environments; and infectious fungi and bacterial endotoxins in the built environment.
Bringing together the state-of-the-science in this health-critical field, this accurate and timely book offers researchers, public health officials, and industrial hygienists crucial information on specific microorganisms in the built environment, along with current measurement and assessment solutions to clean up indoor air and keep residents and workers healthy in the future.
Microorganisms in air
Microorganisms in outdoor air
J. Mullins and B. Flannigan
Microorganisms in indoor air
B. Flannigan
Pollen in indoor air
T. Hugg, E. Yli-Panula and A. Rantio-Lehtimäki
Microorganisms in homes and work environments
Microbial growth in indoor environments
B. Flannigan and J.D. Miller
Bacteria and other bioaerosols in industrial workplaces
B. Crook, J.M. Gawn and J.R.M. Swan
Remediation and control of microbial growth in problem buildings
P.R. Morey
Airborne microorganisms and disease
Allergenic microorganisms and hypersensitivity
A.K. Ellis and J.H. Day
Occupational respiratory disease: hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other forms of interstitial lung disease
M.J. Hodgson and B. Flannigan
Respiratory tract infections caused by indoor fungi
R.C. Summerbell
Microbiological investigation of indoor environments
Mycological investigations of indoor environments
J.D. Miller
Molecular methods for bioaerosol characterization
R.C. Summerbell, B.J. Green, D. Corr and J.A. Scott
Isolation and identification of fungi
R.A. Samson and J. Houbraken
Analysis of microbial volatile organic compounds
T.J. Ryan
Analysis for toxins and inflammatory compounds
T. Rand and J.D. Miller
Interpreting sampling data in investigations of indoor environments: selected case studies
P.R. Morey
Common and important species of Actinobacteria and fungi in indoor environments
Common and important species of fungi and actinomycetes in indoor environments
R.A. Samson, J. Houbraken, R.C. Summerbell, B. Flannigan and J.D. Miller
Descriptions and illustrations of common fungi and actinomycetes
Appendix: Glossary of mycological terms
Index
Biography
Brian Flannigan, Robert A. Samson, J. David Miller