Journal Top Ten -- COLUMNS- Mold --February 2006

ARTICLE: "Correlation of ambient inhalable bioaerosols with particulate matter and ozone: A two-year study"

SUMMARY: This study examined the relationships between the concentrations of ambient inhalable airborne fungi and pollen with PM(10), PM(2.5), ozone, organic carbon, selected trace metals (cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc), temperature, and relative humidity. The database was collected in Cincinnati during two consecutive years. Measurements of all environmental variables were performed at the same site continuously five days a week except during winter februarys. The airborne concentrations of biological and non-biological pollutants ranged as follows: total …