Air-Borne Allergens

Air pollution and allergens.

It is well known that the prevalence of allergic diseases has increased in recent decades in the industrialized world. Exposure to environmental pollutants may partially account for this increased prevalence. In effect, air pollution is a growing public health problem. In Europe, the main source of air pollution due to particles in suspension is represented by motor vehicles--particularly those...

Air-Borne Infection

Air-Borne Fungi in New Haven, Connecticut *

The number and variety of the common fungi in the air vary as the result of a great many factors. Their tendency to contaminate cultures (particularly of skin scrapings) as well as their allergenic properties confer upon them a certain degree of importance.2' 3 The present studies were designed to familiarize us with the common fungi that might contaminate our cultures of skin scrapings from pa...

Thermal precipitation for sampling air-borne microorganisms.

The Destruction of Air-Borne Bacteria