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The dustfall collector - a simple passive tool for long-term collection of airborne dust: a project under the Danish Mould in Buildings program (DAMIB)

2005; Wiley; Volume: 15; Issue: s9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00342.x

1600-0668

Helle Würtz, Torben Sigsgaard, O. Valbjørn, Gert Doekes, Harald William Meyer,

Urban Green Space and Health

Indoor AirVolume 15, Issue s9 p. 33-40 The dustfall collector – a simple passive tool for long-term collection of airborne dust: a project under the Danish Mould in Buildings program (DAMIB) H. Würtz, H. Würtz Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorT. Sigsgaard, T. Sigsgaard Institute of Environmental & Occupational Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorO. Valbjørn, O. Valbjørn Danish Building and Urban Research, Hørsholm, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorG. Doekes, G. Doekes Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorH. W. Meyer, H. W. Meyer Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Occupational Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author H. Würtz, H. Würtz Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorT. Sigsgaard, T. Sigsgaard Institute of Environmental & Occupational Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorO. Valbjørn, O. Valbjørn Danish Building and Urban Research, Hørsholm, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorG. Doekes, G. Doekes Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorH. W. Meyer, H. W. Meyer Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Occupational Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 May 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00342.xCitations: 45 H. Würtz Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark e-mail: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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