Issue 3, 2008

Use of mass spectrometry for determining microbial toxins in indoor environments

Abstract

We know little about the health consequences of human exposure to microorganisms in the environment. This may largely be due to the lack of universally accepted, sensitive, reproducible, non-discriminatory, and health relevant methods for characterizing the exposure. In this review, some of the different mass spectrometry methods that have been developed for measuring endotoxin and peptidoglycan from bacteria and mycotoxins from moulds in samples from—mainly damp—indoor environments are discussed.

Graphical abstract: Use of mass spectrometry for determining microbial toxins in indoor environments

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
30 Nov 2007
Accepted
18 Jan 2008
First published
18 Feb 2008

J. Environ. Monit., 2008,10, 301-304

Use of mass spectrometry for determining microbial toxins in indoor environments

L. Larsson, J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 301 DOI: 10.1039/B718584G

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