An Assessment of Airborne Fungi Exposure Risk Level in Air-conditioned Offices

被引：12
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作者：
Wong, L. T. [1 ]
Chan, W. Y. [1 ]
Mui, K. W. [1 ]
Hui, P. S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Bldg Serv Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
来源：
INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 2009年 / 18卷 / 06期
关键词：
Indoor air quality; Airborne fungi; Risk assessment; Relative index of fungal exposure (RIFE); INDOOR AIR; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATES; HONG-KONG; BUILDINGS; SYSTEMS; MYCOTOXINS; ALLERGENS; QUALITY; MODEL; MOLD;
D O I：
10.1177/1420326X09347061
中图分类号：
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号：
0813 ;
摘要：
The exposure to airborne fungi has not been included in many regular indoor air quality (IAQ) assessments of air-conditioned (A/C) offices. This study examined the feasibility of using a proposed relative index of fungal exposure (RIFE) as a quantitative measure to specify the enclosure effect of an indoor environment in 82 Hong Kong A/C offices. The airborne fungi count ranged from 2 to 92 CFU.m(-3). Yeast, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, and Penicillium were reported as dominant in the offices. The RIFE of Yeast, Aspergillus, and Penicillium were 1.26, 1.21, and 1.02, respectively, and it would confirm a higher indoor exposure risk relative to that of outdoors. The RIFE of the common outdoor fungi Cladosporium was 0.48. This study presents a useful index for IAQ assessment regarding relative risk exposure of airborne fungi in A/C offices.
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页码：553 / 561
页数：9
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