| Title: | Release and characteristics of fungal fragments in various conditions |
| Author(s): | Mensah-Attipoe J; Saari S; Veijalainen AM; Pasanen P; Keskinen J; Leskinen JTT; Reponen T; |
| Address: | "Department of Environmental Science, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1D, P. O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, 33720 Tampere, Finland. SIB Labs, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1E, P. O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland. Department of Environmental Science, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1D, P. O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA. Electronic address: reponeta@ucmail.uc.edu" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.095 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1026 (Electronic) 0048-9697 (Print) 0048-9697 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Intact spores and submicrometer size fragments are released from moldy building materials during growth and sporulation. It is unclear whether all fragments originate from fungal growth or if small pieces of building materials are also aerosolized as a result of microbial decomposition. In addition, particles may be formed through nucleation from secondary metabolites of fungi, such as microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs). In this study, we used the elemental composition of particles to characterize the origin of submicrometer fragments released from materials contaminated by fungi. Particles from three fungal species (Aspergillus versicolor, Cladosporium cladosporioides and Penicillium brevicompactum), grown on agar, wood and gypsum board were aerosolized using the Fungal Spore Source Strength Tester (FSSST) at three air velocities (5, 16 and 27 m/s). Released spores (optical size, dp >/= 0.8 mum) and fragments (dp |
| Keywords: | "*Air Microbiology Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Construction Materials/microbiology *Environmental Monitoring *Fungi *Spores, Fungal Air velocity Elemental analysis Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy Fragments Scanning electron microscope;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineMensah-Attipoe, Jacob Saari, Sampo Veijalainen, Anna-Maria Pasanen, Pertti Keskinen, Jorma Leskinen, Jari T T Reponen, Tiina eng T42 OH008432/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2016/01/21 Sci Total Environ. 2016 Mar 15; 547:234-243. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.095. Epub 2016 Jan 11" |
