Journal Top Ten - Columns-Mold - September 2003

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1 ARTICLE: "A Pilot Investigation into Associations Between Indoor Airborne Fungal and Non-Biological Particle Concentrations in Residential Houses in Brisbane, Australia"

SUMMARY: According to the authors, indoor air contains a complex mixture of bioaerosols such as fungi, bacteria and allergens, as well as non-biological particles including products from various combustion processes. They examined associations between the concentration levels of airborne particles and fungi measured in 14 residential suburban houses in Brisbane. The study showed that no statistically significant associations between the fungal spore and submicrometre particle concentrations were present, while a weak but statistically …