title: Review of methods applicable to the assessment of mold exposure to children.
abstract: This article presents discussion of the assessment of the exposure of children to fungi, substances derived from fungi, and the environmental conditions that may lead to exposure. The principles driving investigations of fungal contamination and subsequent exposure are presented as well as guidelines for conducting these investigations. A comprehensive description of available research sampling and analysis techniques is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-0022, USA. dillonk@uab.edu
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Sorenson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Douwes
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004782:Environmental Health; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins