title: Determination of macrocyclic trichothecenes in mouldy indoor materials by LC-MS/MS.
abstract: Stachybotrys occurring in mouldy indoor environments is associated with the so called "sick building syndrome" in humans or cases of idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhages. Samples of mouldy materials from indoor environments (n=15) were analysed for the occurrence of this fungus and its secondary metabolites by a sensitive LC-MS/MS method. In four samples,Stachybotrys and macrocyclic trichothecenes have been detected. Maximum values for Satratoxin G and H in wallpaper were determined with 9.7 μg/cm(2) and 12.0 μg/cm(2), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Animal Hygiene, TU München, Weihenstephaner Berg 3, 85354, Freising, Germany, christoph.gottschalk@wzw.tum.de.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyer