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Int J Environ Health Res

Title:		Indoor exposure assessment for levels of dust mite and total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) in living houses
Author(s):		Hwang SH; Lee S; Won JU; Park WM;
Address:		"Department of Environmental Health, D&C Inc, Incheon, South Korea. National Cancer Center, National Cancer Control Institute, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. The Institute for Occupational Health, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea"
Journal Title:		Int J Environ Health Res
Year:		2023
Volume:		20230123
Issue:		7
Page Number:		723 - 731
DOI:		10.1080/09603123.2023.2167951
ISSN/ISBN:		1369-1619 (Electronic) 0960-3123 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The purpose of this study is to measure the levels of dust mites (Dermatophagoides farina group 1 [Der f1] and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus group 1 [Der p1]) and total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) in the resident environments with living conditions such as the number of ventilation; the number of window, floor, and temperature; and relative humidity (RH) from vulnerable class in South Korea. Information on residents is designed to be prepared by residents on their general characteristics (daily residence time, heating and cooking type, and cleaning on the day of sampling). Dust mites levels ranged from 24.0 to 1087.5 ng/g with a mean of 215.4 ng/g for Der f1 and from 0.6 to 489.9 ng/g with a mean of 489.9 ng/g for Der p1. Total TVOC levels ranged from 15.3 to 1642.1 mug/m(3) with a mean of 219.7 mug/m(3). The correlation analysis showed a positive association between Der f1 levels and xylene levels in fall (r = 0.49, r < 0.05) of this study"
Keywords:		"Animals *Allergens/analysis Dust/analysis *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Antigens, Dermatophagoides Pyroglyphidae Der F1 and Der p1 Dust mite living conditions volatile organic compounds xylene;"
Notes:		"MedlineHwang, Sung Ho Lee, Sangwon Won, Jong-Uk Park, Wha Me eng England 2023/01/24 Int J Environ Health Res. 2023 Jul; 33(7):723-731. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2167951. Epub 2023 Jan 23"