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MICROBIAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION RATES AND EXPOSURE MODEL
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Menetrez*, M Y. AND K. K. Foarde. MICROBIAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION RATES AND EXPOSURE MODEL. INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT. Karger Libri AG, Basel, Switzerland, 11(4):208-213, (2002).
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This paper presents the results from a study that examined microbial volatile organic compound (MVOC) emissions from six fungi and one bacterial species (Streptomyces spp.) commonly found in indoor environments. Data are presented on peak emission rates from inoculated agar plates loaded with surface growth, ranging from 33.5 micrograms per square meter per 24 hours (Cladosporium sphaerospermum) to 515 micrograms per square meter per 24 hours (Rhodotorula glutinis). Furthermore, changes in MVOC emission levels over the growth cycle of two of the microorganisms are examined. This report also includes a calculation of the impact of MVOC emissions on indoor air quality in a typical house and an application of an exposure model used in a typical school environment.
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