Legionella

Legionella Testing

http://www.cti.org/downloads/legion_2000.pdf 

 

Procedures for the recovery of Legionella from the environment.

http://www.cdc.gov/legionella/files/LegionellaProcedures.pdf 

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:

Environmental Protection Agency

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools (TfS) Program
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/index.html

 

IAQ Tools for Schools-Managing Asthma in a School Environment-Additional Resources http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/asthma/ar.htm

 

EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Home Page
http://www.epa.gov/iaq

Asthma Triggers-Molds
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/triggers/molds.html

I

ndoor Air Pollution-An Introduction for Health Professionals (online book)
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ehp/ehd/catalogue/bch_pubs/fungal.pdf

EPA "Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings"

 http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/index.html

University of Minnesota Extension Service and Minnesota Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Mycological Aspects of Indoor Air Quality
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq/fungus/mycoglos.html

School Indoor Air Quality Questions
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq/school/

 

Airborne Fungal Glossary
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq/fungus/glossary.html

Fungal Pictures
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq/fungus/pictures.html

National Center for Environmental Health

Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys chartarum and other molds     http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/asthma/factsheets/molds/default.htm

MMWR Weekly publication, March 10, 2000 / 49(09);180-4

Update: Pulmonary Hemorrhage/Hemosiderosis Among Infants---Cleveland, Ohio, 1993-1996
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4909a3.htm

National Center for Infectious Disease, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases

Index of general information pages
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmb/diseaseinfo/

Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Questions and Answers About Molds

 http://mdpublichealth.org/oeh/html/mold.html

Maryland Childhood Asthma Program
http://mdpublichealth.org/och/html/asthma.html

California Department of Health Services

Mold in My Home What Do I Do
http://www.cal-iaq.org/mold9803.htm

Environmental Health Investigations Branch, mold publications online (Fungi & Indoor Air Quality) http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/org/ps/deodc/ehib/EHIB2/topics/mold.html

NC State University, Cooperative Extension

Mold, dust mites, fungi, spores, and pollen Bioaerosols in the human environment
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/housing/docs/fcs3605.html

New York City Department of Health, Environmental & Occupational Disease Epidemiology

Facts About Molds
http://nycdoitt.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/epi/epimold.html

University of Texas

Medical Mycology
http://fungusweb.utmb.edu/mycology/

Mycology Dictionary
http://fungusweb.utmb.edu/mycology/glossary.html

National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine

Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures (online book)
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309064961/html

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

http://www.aaaai.org

HC Information Resources (AAFA)

http://www.hcinfo.com