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Indoor Air Quality, 3rd Edition
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Indoor Air Quality, 3rd Edition

by Kathleen Hess-Kosa
December 2018
Intermediate to advanced
420 pages
11h 21m
English
CRC Press
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Toxigenic Microbes

Toxigenic microbes are those that produce mycotoxins and endotoxins, the toxins associated with fungi and bacteria, respectively. Although toxigenic microbes have often been overlooked, environmental professionals are becoming more aware of their potential impact on indoor air quality.

Farmer's fever, also called organic dust toxic syndrome (ODTS), is caused by breathing in dust from spoiled plant materials. It is a common respiratory illness in farmers, particularly those working with grain, hay, silage, and confined animals. Beyond agriculture environments, indoor environments are suspect of exposures similar to that of ODTS.

Organic dust toxic syndrome is thought to be associated with a complex mix of mycotoxins, endotoxins, ...

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