DUBLIN, IRELAND, April 26, 2007 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c55191) has announced the addition of "Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms" to their offering.
Microbial contamination indoors is a significant environmental and occupational health and safety problem. This book provides fundamental background information on fungal and bacterial growth indoors as well as in-depth, practical approaches to analyzing and remedying problems. The information helps investigators, laboratory managers, and environmental health professionals properly use state-of-the-science methods and correctly interpret the results. With chapters by expert microbiologists, mycologists, environmental professionals, and industrial hygienists, Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive reference on advanced approaches, covering:
• Microbiological problems in a water-damaged environment
• Indoor construction techniques and materials that impact environmental microbiology
• Microbial ecology indoors, airborne bacteria, genetic-based analytical methods, and statistical tools for micro organism analysis
• Microbiological sampling approaches
• Mold removal principles and methods, including specialized microbial remediation techniques for HVAC systems, legionellas and biofilms, and sewage contamination
• A forensic approach toward the assessment of fungal growth in the indoor environment
A must-have guide for practicing professionals, including environmental health and safety personnel, public health officials, and building and construction engineers and architects, this is also a valuable reference for attorneys, home inspectors, water restoration personnel, mold remediation contractors, insurance adjusters, and others.
About the authors:
CHIN S. YANG, editor, has almost two decades' experience as a consultant and scientist in air quality, industrial hygiene, and environmental health. He is the author of numerous scientific publications and presentations.
PATRICIA HEINSOHN, editor, works for MicroBios and is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
Areas covered:
• Introduction to microbiological growth and contamination indoors (Chin S. Yang and Patricia A. Heinsohn).
• Conducting building mold investigations (Patricia A. Heinsohn).
• Microbiological sampling strategies in indoor environments (Philip R. Morey).
• Microscopic analytical methods for fungi (De-Wei Li, Chin S. Yang, and F. Harrington).
• Culture-based analytical methods for investigation of indoor fungi (Florence Q. Wu).
• Airborne bacteria in indoor environments (Linda D. Stetzenbach).
• Genetics-based analytical methods for bacteria and fungi in the indoor environment (Richard A. Haugland and Stephen J. Vesper).
• Wood in the built environment-conditions for mold and decay (Susan E. Anagnost).
• Use of statistical tools for data presentation and analysis of indoor microorganisms (Stella M. Tsai).
• Ecology of fungi in the indoor environment (Chin S. Yang and De-Wei Li).
• A retrospective and forensic approach to assessment of fungal growth in the indoor environment (Chin S. Yang).
• Microbial remediation in no industrial indoor environments (Philip R. Morey).
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