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Mold vs. Damp Buildings

  • Are measurements of molds relevant? sufficient?

  • Do fungal levels serve as a surrogate for exposures to other biologic agents? or combinations of agents?

  • Can we identify and quantify this “Factor X”?

  • Health effects and damp buildings

  • Epidemiologic and intervention studies in the literature

    • “Building-Related Symptoms and Molds: a Two-Step Intervention Study”, Indoor Air (2002); 12:273-277

    • “Dampness in Buildings and Health. Nordic Interdisciplinary Review of the Scientific Evidence on Associations Between Exposure to ‘Dampness’ in Buildings and Health Effects (NORDDAMP)”, Indoor Air (2001); 11:72-86

    • “Indoor Air Microbes and Respiratory Symptoms of Children in Moisture Damaged and Reference Schools”, Indoor Air (2002); 12:175-183

    • “Effects of Moisture Damage Repair on Microbial Exposure and Health Effects in Schools”, Proceedings of Indoor Air 2002; Vol. III, pp. 416-420

    • “Dampness in Buildings and Health.  Dampness at Home as a Risk Factor for Symptoms Among 10,851 Swedish Children”, Proceedings of Indoor Air 2002; Vol. III, pp. 431-436

    • “An Overview of the Health Effects Due to Mold Exposure”, Proceedings of Indoor Air 2002; Vol. III, pp. 17-22

 

 

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