Microbiomes of the built environment [electronic resource] : a research agenda for indoor microbiology, human health, and buildings / Committee on Microbiomes of the Built Environment: from Research to Application, Board on Life Sciences, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Earth and LIfe Studies, Health and Medicine Division, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academy of Engineering.
"People's desire to understand the environments in which they live is a natural one. People spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, and managed by humans, and it is estimated that people in developed countries now spend 90 percent of their lives indoors. As people move fro...