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Microbes, Bioaerosols & the
Indoor Environment
• Bioaerosols – Airborne particles that
are living, or originate from living
organisms (ACGIH Bioaerosols,1999)
• Bioaerosols include:
• Microorganisms (Culturable, non-
culturable, and dead)
• Fragments of microorganisms
• Toxins & Particulate waste products
from all varieties of living things
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Microbes, Bioaerosols & the
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• ACGIH defines the term Biologically
Derived Airborne Contaminant as:
"Bioaerosols, gases, and vapors that
living organisms produce."
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