| Description |
1 online resource (523 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Fundamentals -- Health -- Strategies : Measuring -- Strategies : Remediation -- Recommendations |
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Introduction / Olaf C.G. Adan and Robert A. Samson. Introduction ; Why is this book different? ; The societal context of indoor fungal growth ; Introduction to indoor fungi ; Water as the key factor ; Appendix 1: Thermodynamic definition of water activity and relative humidity -- Water Relations of Fungi in indoor Environments / Olaf C.G. Adan, Henk P. Huinink and Mirjam Bekker. Introduction ; Fungal response to long term variations in indoor climate ; Short term variations in indoor climate ; Conclusions -- Fungal Growth and Humidity Fluctuations: A Toy Model / Henk P. Huinink and Olaf C.G. Adan. Introduction ; A toy model for growth ; Growth scenarios ; Comparison with experiments ; Signposts for a better model ; Conclusion and outlook -- The Fungal Cell / Jan Dijksterhuis. Introduction ; Fungal growth ; The fungal colony as a unity ; Considerations about aerial hyphae and fungal survival -- Ecology and General Characteristics of Indoor Fungi / Robert A. Samson. Introduction ; Nomenclature -- Characteristics and Identification of Indoor Wood-Decaying Basidiomycetes / Olaf Schmidt and Tobias Huckfeldt. Fungal species and significance ; Dry rot fungi: Serpula species, Leucogyrophana species, Meruliporia incrassata ; Cellar fungi ("wet-rot fungi"): Coniophora species ; Indoor polypores: Antrodia species and Oligoporus placenta ; Diplomitoporus lindbladii ; Asterostroma species ; Tapinella panuoides (Paxillus panuoides), stalkless paxillus, oyster rollrim ; Trechispora species ; Dacrymyces stillatus, orange jelly ; Phellinus contiguus ; Identification and characterization -- Health Effects from Mold and Dampness in Housing in Western Societies: Early Epidemiology Studies and Barriers to Further Progress / J. David Miller. Introduction ; Early large-scale studies linking dampness and mold to health ; Biomarkers ; Conclusions -- Aerosolized Fungal Fragments / Brett J. Green, Detlef Schmechel and Richard C. Summerbell. Introduction ; The process of fungal fragmentation ; Contributions of hyphal fragments and particulates to the environment ; Collection, enumeration and quantification of hyphal and fungal fragments ; Implications for human health ; Conclusions and future perspectives -- Mycotoxins on Building Materials / Kristian Fog Nielsen and Jens C. Frisvad. Introduction ; Analytical methods ; The fungi ; Exposure ; Conclusion -- WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mold / Otto O. Hänninen. History of WHO guidelines for air quality ; Focusing on indoor air ; State of the scientific evidence ; Potential global guideline targets ; Indicators of dampness and microbial growth ; Chemicals with specific role indoors ; Relationship of guidelines to health impact assessment and management ; Interventions -- |
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Moisture Content Measurement / Bart J.F. Erich and Leo Pel. Introduction ; Basics of moisture measurements ; Measuring the moisture content in materials ; Measuring moisture content in air ; Measuring the moisture content on the scale level of the fungus -- The Fungal Resistance of Interior Finishing Materials / Olaf C.G. Adan. Introduction ; Present standards to assess fungal resistance of materials for interior applications ; A new concept to assess fungal growth ; Next steps for improvement ; Pilot application on a wide range of materials ; Towards performance requirements in building codes -- Detection of Indoor Fungi Bioaerosols / James A. Scott, Richard C. Summerbell and Brett J. Green. Introduction ; Environmental sampling ; Bioaerosols ; Air sampling -- Mold Remediation in North American Buildings / Philip R. Morey. Introduction ; Examples of mold remediation strategies ; New York City guidelines ; Containment and dust suppression during mold remediation ; Quality assurance during mold remediation ; North American guidelines on mold remediation -- Mold Remediation in West-European Buildings / Thomas Warscheid. Introduction ; Basic causes of indoor mold infestation ; Risk-assessment of mold growth ; Sanitation of mold infestations : goals and limits ; Mold guidelines in Germany ; Limits and risks of mold guidelines ; Gaps and necessary improvements in mold guidelines and their analytical approach ; Challenges for future mold guidelines ; Health implications of indoor mold ; Intervention steps in sanitation ; Future prospects -- Protection of Wood / Michael F. Sailer and Waldemar J. Homam. Introduction ; Wood protection by biocides ; Other ways of wood protection ; New developments -- Coating and Surface Treatment of Wood / Hannu Viitanen and Anne-Christine Ritschkoff. Introduction ; Microbial activity on coated surfaces ; Biocidal protection of paints on wood ; Novel trends in coating technology ; Testing the resistance and performance of coatings on wood -- Recommendations / Olaf C.G. Adan and Robert A. Samson. Introduction ; Fundamentals ; Health ; Strategies |
| Summary |
"Today, indoor mold and moisture, and their associated health effects, are a society-wide problem. The economic consequences of indoor mold and moisture are enormous. Their global dimension has been emphasized in several recent international publications, stressing that the most important means for avoiding adverse health effects is the prevention (or minimization) of persistent dampness and microbial growth on interior surfaces and in building structures. This book aims to describe the fundamentals of indoor mold growth as a prerequisite to tackle mold growth in the existing building stock as well as in future energy efficient buildings. It brings together different disciplinary points of view on indoor mold, ranging from physics and material science to microbiology and health sciences. The contents have been outlined according to three main issues: Fundamentals, particularly addressing the crucial roles of water and materials ; Health, including a state-of-the-art description of the health-related effects of indoor molds ; and, Strategies, integrating remediation, prevention and policies."-- Taken from publisher website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Molds (Fungi) -- Health aspects
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Indoor air pollution.
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Dampness in buildings -- Prevention
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Fungi.
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Mushrooms.
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Fungi -- Spores.
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Fungi
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Spores, Fungal
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Air Pollution, Indoor -- adverse effects
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Air Pollution, Indoor -- prevention & control
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Environmental Restoration and Remediation -- standards
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Air Pollution, Indoor
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indoor air pollution.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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Mushrooms
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Fungi -- Spores
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Fungi
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Dampness in buildings -- Prevention
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Indoor air pollution
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Molds (Fungi) -- Health aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Adan, Olaf C. G., editor.
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Samson, Robert A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9789086867226 |
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9086867227 |
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