Sentences with phrase «indoor dust»

Human - associated bacteria disperse into and throughout the built environment by three primary mechanisms: (1) direct human contact with indoor surfaces; (2) bioaerosol particle emission from our breath, clothes, skin and hair; and (3) resuspension of indoor dust containing previously shed human skin cells, hair and other bacteria - laden particles.

The researchers collected samples of indoor dust from 11 homes in North Carolina and tested extracts from the samples in a mouse pre-adipocyte cell model, 3T3 - L1 cells, often used to test compounds for potential effects on the accumulation of triglycerides, a type of fat.

And they wind up in indoor dust that can be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through the skin.

While PBDEs were voluntarily withdrawn from the U.S. market in 2004, products manufactured before then may still contain PBDEs, which can continue to be released into the environment and accumulate via indoor dust.

Components of indoor dust may signal human fat cells to grow and may alter metabolism, potentially contributing to weight problems, researchers report July 14 in Environmental Science & Technology.

We are just beginning to understand how these interactions structure the human microbiome, including interactions with indoor bioaerosols and indoor dust (Fujimura et al., 2010; Fujimura et al., 2013).

Pollen in the springtime, mold in the summer, ragweed during autumn; indoor dust and mold mites, cat and dog dander.

Also, these lower levels do not consider pesticide exposures that occur through the air, soil, indoor dust and water.

A 2001 study confirmed that fish in Mossville waters, yard soil and indoor dust all exceed regulatory cleanup standards.