Environmental Mycology in Public Health: Fungi and Mycotoxins Risk Assessment and Management provides the most updated information on fungi, an essential element in the survival of our global ecology that can also pose a significant threat to the health of occupants when they are present in buildings.

As the exposure to fungi in homes is a significant risk factor for a number of respiratory symptoms, including allergies and hypersensitivity pneumonitis, this book presents information on fungi and their disease agents, important aspects of exposure assessment, and their impacts on health. View more >

• Provides unique new insights on fungi and their metabolites detection in the environmental and occupational settings
• Presents new information that is enriched by significant cases studies
• Multi-contributed work, edited by a proficient team in medical and environmental mycology with different individual expertise
• Guides the readers in the implementation of preventive and protective measures regarding exposure to fungi

academics and researchers in microbiology, mycology, environmental microbiology, public health, immunoallergology, toxicology and veterinary science