SYTTY
SCHOOLS, MOULD AND HEALTH - AN INTERVENTION STUDY
Project leader: Aino Nevalainen, National Public Health Institute
(KTL), Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, P.O.Box 95, FIN-70701
Kuopio, Finland, tel. +358-17-210 342, e-mail: Aino.Nevalainen@ktl.fi
PUBLICATIONS
(Updated May 13, 2002)
Articles in international scientific journals
Meklin T., Husman T,Vepsäläinen A., Vahteristo M., Koivisto J., Halla-aho J., Hyvärinen A., D Moschandreas D., Nevalainen A. Indoor air microbes and respiratory symptoms of children in moisture damaged and reference schools. (accepted in Indoor Air).
Taskinen T., Hyvärinen A., Meklin T., Husman T., Nevalainen A. and Korppi M. Asthma and respiratory infections in school children with special reference to moisture and mold problems in the school. Acta Paediatr. 1999. 88, 1373-1379.
Immonen J, Meklin T, Taskinen T, Nevalainen A, Korppi M. Skin-prick test findings in students from moisture- and mould-damaged schools: a 3-year follow-up study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2001;12:87-94.
Hyvärinen A., Meklin T., Vepsäläinen A., and Nevalainen A. Fungi and actinobacteria in moisture-damaged building materials – concentrations and diversity. (accepted in Int Biodeterior Biodegradation).
Immonen J, Laitinen S, Taskinen T, Nevalainen A and Korppi M. Mold-specific immunoglobulin E antibodies in primary school students: a 3-year follow-up study. Pediatr Asthma Aller 2000:14:101-108.
Immonen J, Laitinen S, Taskinen T, Pekkanen J, Nevalainen A and Korppi M. Mould-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies in students from moisture and mould damaged schools: a three year follow-up study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol (in press).
Meklin T.M., Hyvärinen A.M., Toivola M.P., Reponen T.A., Koponen V.T., Husman T.M., Taskinen T.M., Korppi M.O., Nevalainen A.I. Effect of building frame and moisture damage on microbiological indoor air quality in school buildings. Conditionally accepted to American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.
Submitted articles
Meklin T., Reponen T., Toivola M., Koponen V., Husman T., Hyvärinen A., and Nevalainen A. Size distributions of airborne microbes in moisture damaged and reference school buildings of two construction types. Submitted
Number of articles in international scientific compilation works and
international scientific conference proceedings: 16