External Informational Web Resources – About Testing and Analysis
The links below will take you to a wealth of information available online. This information is provided by many universities and governmental agencies, relating to IAQ, environmental microbiology, and industrial hygiene are represented.
Legionella
Legionella Testing |
Procedures for the recovery of Legionella from the environment |
HC Special Reports #301-308 on Legionella, HC Information Resources, Matthew R. Freije. |
Legionellae Controls in Health Care Facilities: A Guide for Minimizing the Risks. Matthew H. Freije. |
Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems. ASHRAE Standard (Guideline 12-2000). |
Indoor Air Quality and Mold
University of Minnesota Extension Service and Minnesota Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Mycological Aspects of Indoor Air Quality |
School Indoor Air Quality Questions |
Airborne Fungal Glossary |
Fungal Pictures |
National Center for Environmental Health
Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys chartarum and other molds |
MMWR Weekly publication, March 10, 2000 / 49(09);180-4
Update: Pulmonary Hemorrhage/Hemosiderosis Among Infants—Cleveland, Ohio, 1993-1996 |
National Center for Infectious Disease, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
Index of general information pages |
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Questions and Answers About Molds |
Maryland Childhood Asthma Program |
California Department of Health Services
Mold in My Home What Do I Do |
Environmental Health Investigations Branch, mold publications online (Fungi and Indoor Air Quality) |
NC State University, Cooperative Extension
Mold, dust mites, fungi, spores, and pollen Bioaerosols in the human environment |
New York City Department of Health, Environmental and Occupational Disease Epidemiology
Facts About Molds |
University of Texas
Medical Mycology |
Mycology Dictionary |
National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine
Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures (online book) |
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Home page |
HC Information Resources (AAFA)
Home page |