Canadian First Nations houses in remote and isolated northern communities have strikingly high levels of CO2, mold damage and endotoxins, which could explain the high levels of respiratory illness in these communities

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Canadian First Nations houses in remote and isolated northern communities have strikingly high levels of CO2, mold damage and endotoxins, which could explain the high levels of respiratory illness in these communities

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0294040

Article Title: Indoor air quality in remote first nations communities in Ontario, Canada

Author Countries: Canada

Funding: Funding for this study was provided by Health Canada. JDM SYN 479724-15 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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JOURNAL

PLoS ONE

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0294040 

ARTICLE TITLE

Indoor air quality in remote first nations communities in Ontario, Canada

ARTICLE PUBLICATION DATE

22-Nov-2023