Scientific Resources

Listed in Reverse Chronological Order

Relevant Abstracts:

• Building Health: An Epidemiological Study of "Sick Building Syndrome" in the Whitehall II Study. A F Marmot, J Eley, M Stafford, S A Stansfeld, E Warwick and M G Marmot. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2006; 63:283-289.
  
  
• Do Indoor Pollutants and Thermal Conditions in Schools Influence Student Performance? A Critical Review of the Literature. M. J. Mendell and G. A. Heath. Indoor Air 2005; 15 (1) 27-52.
  
  
• Relationship Between Outdoor and Indoor Air Quality in Eight French Schools. PPatrice Blondeau, V. Iordache, O. Poupard, D. Genin, and F. Allard, LEPTAB, University of La Rochelle, France. Indoor Air 2005; 15 (1) 2-12.
  
  
• Clearing the Air: A Model for Investigating Indoor Air Quality in Texas Schools. Sharon A. Petronella, Rachel Thomas, James A. Stone, Randall M. Goldblum, and Edward G. Brooks. Journal of Environmental Health 2005; 67 (10), 35-42.
  
  
• Office Noise and Employee Concentration: Identifying Causes of Disruption and Potential Improvements. Banbury SP, Berry DC. Ergonomics. 2005; Vol 48(1):25-37
  
  
• Dampness in Buildings as a Risk Factor for Health Effects, EUROEXPO: a Multidisciplinary Review of the Literature (1998-2000) on Dampness and Mite Exposure in Buildings and Health Effects. C. G. Bornehag, J. Sundell, S. Bonini, A. Custovic, P. Malmberg, S. Skerfving, T. Sigsgaard, and A. Verhoeff. Indoor Air 2004; 14 (4), 243-257.
  
  
• Evaluation of Impermeable Covers for Bedding in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis. Ingrid Terreehorst, Eelko Hak, Albert J. Oosting, Zana Tempels-Pavlica, Jan G. R. de Monchy, Carla A. F. M. Bruijnzeel-Koomen, Rob C. Aalberse, and Roy Gerth van Wijk. The New England Journal of Medicine 2003; Vol 349(3):237-246.
  
  
• Housing Characteristics, Reported Mold Exposure, and Asthma in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey Zock JP, Jarvis D, Luczynska C, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002 Aug; Vol 110(2):285-92.
  
  
• Effect of Flooring on Standing Comfort and Fatigue. Cham R, Redfern MS. Hum Factors. 2001 Fall;43(3):381-91.
  
  
• Experimental Methodologies and Preliminary Transfer Factor Data for Estimation of Dermal Exposures to Particles. Rodes CE, Newsome JR, Vanderpool RW, et al. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 2001 Mar-Apr;11(2):123-39.
  
  
• Survival of some Medically Important Fungi on Hospital Fabrics and Plastics. Neely AN, Orloff MM. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Sep;39(9):3360-1.
  
  
• Classroom Acoustics: A Resource for Creating Learning Environments with Desirable Listening Conditions. Seep B, et al. The Acoustical Society of America. 2000.
  
  
• The Influence of Flooring on Standing Comfort and Fatigue. Redfern MS, Cham R. AIHAJ. 2000 Sep-Oct;61(5):700-8. Review.
  
  
• Factors Affecting the Retention of Dust Mite Allergen on Carpet. Lewis RD, Breysse PN, Lees PS, et al. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1998 Sep;59(9):606-13.
  
  
• Environmental Contamination by Organisms Causing Urinary Tract Infection. Sanderson PJ, Alshafi KM. J Hosp Infect. 1995 Apr;29(4):301-3.
  
  
• Aspergillosis Due to Carpet Contamination. Gerson SL, Parker P, Jacobs MR, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1994 Apr;15(4 Pt 1):221-3.
  
  
• Hospital Carpeting and Epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile. Skoutelis AT, Westenfelder GO, Beckerdite M, et al. Am J Infect Control. 1994 Aug;22(4):212-7.
  
  
• Peak Flow Variability in Asthmatic Children is not Related to Wall-to-wall Carpeting on Classroom Floors. Voute PD, Zock JP, Brunekreef B, et al. Allergy. 1994 Oct;49(9):724-9.
  
  
• The Effect of a Vinyl Floor Surface and a Carpeted Floor Surface upon Walking in Elderly Hospital In-patients. Willmott M. Age Ageing. 1986 Mar;15(2):119-20.
  
  
• Considering Carpet in Hospital Use. Simmons D, Reizenstein, J, Grant M. Dimens Health Serv. 1982 Jun;59(6):18-21.
  
  
• Carpeting in Hospitals: an Epidemiological Evaluation. Anderson RL, Mackel DC, Stoler BS, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1982 Mar;15(3):408-15.
  
  
• The Hospital Vacuum Cleaner: Mechanism for Redistributing Microbial Contaminants. Brown DG, Schatzle K, Gable T. J Environ Health. 1980 Jan-Feb;42(4):192-6.
  
  
• The Effect of Carpet on the Number of Microbes in the Hospital Environment. Bakker PGH, Faoagali JL. N Z Med J. 1977 Feb 9;85(581):88-92.
  
  
• Bacteriological Investigation of Wall-to-Wall Carpeting. Rylander R, Myrback KE, Verner-Carlson B, et al. Am J Public Health. 1974 Feb;64(2):163-8.
  
  
• Bacterial Flora of Synthetic Carpets in Hospitals. Bonde GJ. Health Lab Sci. 1973 Oct;10(4):308-18.
  
  
• Biological Evaluation of Carpeting. Anderson RL. Appl Microbiol. 1969 Aug;18(2):180-7.
  
  
• The Microbiological Effects of Carpeting on the Hospital Environment. Shaffer JG, Key I. Hospitals. 1966 Nov 16;40(22):126-39.
  
  
• The Advantages of Carpets in Mental Hospitals. Lee R. Ment Hosp. 1965 Nov;16 (11):324-5.