Airborne mesophilic fungal spores in various residential environments |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy;2. Radiometer Danmark, Åkandevej 21, 2700 Brønshøj, Denmark;3. Department of Food Science, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, DK -1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;4. Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Danish Pediatric Asthma Center, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;1. Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomass Energy, Henan Province, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;2. MOE Key Laboratory of Wooden Material Science and Application, College of Material Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, 100083 Beijing, China;3. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA;1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA;2. Nebraska Water Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA |
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| Abstract: | In the present work viable fungal spore counts and flora of indoor air were compared in various residences. Total viable spore counts were lowest in the urban/suburban residences and highest in the rural residences. Moisture problems in the urban environment did not increase total viable spore count, but affected composition of fungal flora. In the rural environment, spore counts were much higher in the old houses than in the new ones. Penicillium was the most prevalent fungus in the air of all the residences studied. Airborne Aspergillus, Cladosporium spores and yeast cells were more common in the damp residences and the old rural houses than in the other residences. |
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