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Indoor Emissions as a Primary Source of Airborne Allergenic Fungal Particles in Classrooms by Naomichi Yamamoto; Denina Hospodsky; Karen C. Dannemiller; William W Nazaroff; Jordan Peccia is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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This study quantifies the influence of ventilation and indoor emissions on concentrations and particle sizes of airborne indoor allergenic fungal taxa and further examines geographical variability, each of which may affect personal exposures to allergenic fungi. Quantitative PCR and multiplexed DNA sequencing were employed to count and identify allergenic fungal aerosol particles indoors and outdoors in seven school classrooms in four different countries. Quantitative diversity analysis was combined with building characterization and mass balance modeling to apportion source contributions of indoor allergenic airborne fungal particles. Mass balance calculations indicate that 70% of indoor fungal aerosol particles and 80% of airborne allergenic fungal taxa were associated with indoor emissions; on average, 81% of allergenic fungi from indoor sources originated from occupant-generated emissions. Principal coordinate analysis revealed geographical variations in fungal communities among sites in China, Europe, and North America (p < 0.05, analysis of similarity), demonstrating that geography may also affect personal exposures to allergenic fungi. Indoor emissions including those releas
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- Author
- Naomichi Yamamoto; Denina Hospodsky; Karen C. Dannemiller; William W Nazaroff; Jordan Peccia
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society; American Chemical Society (ACS); Publons; Test accounts (ISSN 0013-936X)
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)