Moisissures de l’environnement intérieur : les techniques d’échantillonnage et de mesure

The variability of individual immunity, the interaction of microbial substances in indoor air, and the performance of measurement tools make it exceedingly difficult to establish specific fungal thresholds in relation to the development of fungal diseases. However, even if one or more correlations between diseases and fungal concentrations were established, this would not mean a causal link.In this chapter, we propose to discuss the impact of molds upon human health, tools for measuring fungal exposures, major studies proposing thresholds, state guidelines for acceptable thresholds, and the issues involved in setting thresholds for risk.