Airborne fungal volatile organic compounds in rural and urban dwellings: detection of mould contamination in 94 homes determined by visual inspection and airborne fungal volatile organic compounds method.
Airborne fungal volatile organic compounds in rural and urban dwellings: detection of mould contamination in 94 homes determined by visual inspection and airborne fungal volatile organic compounds method.
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城乡住宅空气真菌挥发性有机物:目视法和空气真菌挥发性有机物法对94户家庭霉菌污染情况进行检测。
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.02.033
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发表时间:
2011
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D. Caillaud
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作者:
S. Moularat;M. Hulin;E. Robine;I. Annesi;D. Caillaud
Moulds can both degrade the materials and structures they colonise and contribute to the appearance of symptoms and diseases in the inhabitants of contaminated dwellings. Only few data have compared the levels of contamination in urban and rural environments and the results are not consistent. The aim of this study was to use a fungal contamination index, based on the detection of specific Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds (MVOC), to determine the exposure to moulds of individuals living in urban and rural dwellings. For this purpose, 94 dwellings (47 in an urban setting in Clermont-Ferrand and 47 in rural areas of the Auvergne region, France) were studied. By demonstrating marked disparities between the proportion of visible contamination (19%) and that of active, visible and/or hidden contamination (59%) and the fact that almost all visible contamination was identified by MVOC, we were able to show that use of the index seemed relevant to confirm the actual presence of fungal contamination in a dwelling. Furthermore, it was possible to demonstrate a relationship between moulds and the presence of water on surfaces (condensation, infiltrations, water damage, etc.). A higher proportion of positive fungal contamination index in rural homes was observed compared to the proportion in urban ones (68% versus 49%; p<0.05).
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2002
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PhD Jan-Paul Zock;MD Deborah Jarvis;PhD Christina Luczynska;MD Jordi Sunyer;MD Peter Burney
通讯作者:
PhD Jan-Paul Zock;MD Deborah Jarvis;PhD Christina Luczynska;MD Jordi Sunyer;MD Peter Burney