Title: | Biological contaminants in the indoor air environment and their impacts on human health |
Author(s): | Kumar P; Kausar MA; Singh AB; Singh R; |
Address: | "Department of Environmental Studies, Satyawati College, University of Delhi, Ashok Vihar III, Delhi-52, India. GRID: grid.8195.5. ISNI: 0000 0001 2109 4999 Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. GRID: grid.443320.2. ISNI: 0000 0004 0608 0056 CSIR- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi University Campus, Delhi-07, India. GRID: grid.8195.5. ISNI: 0000 0001 2109 4999" |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11869-021-00978-z |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-9318 (Print) 1873-9326 (Electronic) 1873-9318 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Indoor air environment contains a complex mixture of biological contaminants such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae, insects, and their by-products such as endotoxins, mycotoxins, volatile organic compounds, etc. Biological contaminants have been categorized according to whether they are allergenic, infectious, capable of inducing toxic or inflammatory responses in human beings. At present, there is a lack of awareness about biological contamination in the indoor environment and their potential sources for the spreading of various infections. Therefore, this review article examines the association of biological contaminants with human health, and it will also provide in-depth knowledge of various biological contaminants present in different places such as residential areas, hospitals, offices, schools, etc. Moreover, qualitative and quantitative data of bio-contaminants in various indoor environments such as schools, hospitals, residential houses, etc. have also been derived from the recent literature survey" |
Keywords: | Bacteria Bio-contaminants Endotoxin Fungi Health effects Viruses; |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEKumar, Pradeep Kausar, Mohd Adnan Singh, A B Singh, Rajeev eng Review Netherlands 2021/08/17 Air Qual Atmos Health. 2021; 14(11):1723-1736. doi: 10.1007/s11869-021-00978-z. Epub 2021 Aug 7" |