ArticleIndoor air2016
Observational scores of dampness and mold associated with measurements of microbial agents and moisture in three public schools.
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- A comprehensive review of microbial contamination in the indoor environment: sources, sampling, health risks, and mitigation strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- NIOSH Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool (DMAT): Documentation and Data Analysis of Dampness and Mold-Related Damage in Buildings and Its Application.Buildings (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Does evidence support measuring spore counts to identify dampness or mold in buildings? A literature review.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2022Review
- Self-reported mould and long-term sickness absences from work.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Associations between Housing Factors and Respiratory Symptoms in Two Saskatchewan First Nations Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effect of storage temperature and duration on concentrations of 27 fungal secondary metabolites spiked into floor dust from an office building.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2020Article
- The Combined Effect of Poor Perceived Indoor Environmental Quality and Psychosocial Stressors on Long-Term Sickness Absence in the Workplace: A Follow-Up Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Building and indoor environmental quality assessment of Nigerian primary schools: A pilot study.Indoor air · 2019Article
- NIOSH's Respiratory Health Division: 50 years of science and service.Archives of environmental & occupational health · 2019Article
- Association between Four-Level Categorisation of Indoor Exposure and Perceived Indoor Air Quality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Indoor microbiota in severely moisture damaged homes and the impact of interventions.Microbiome · 2017Article
- Mold and dampness exposure and allergic outcomes from birth to adolescence: data from the BAMSE cohort.Allergy · 2017Article
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Abstract
We examined associations between observational dampness scores and measurements of microbial agents and moisture in three public schools. A dampness score was created for each room from 4-point-scale scores (0-3) of water damage, water stains, visible mold, moldy odor, and wetness for each of 8 room components (ceiling, walls, windows, floor, ventilation, furniture, floor trench, and pipes), when present. We created mixed microbial exposure indices (MMEIs) for each of 121 rooms by summing decile ranks of 8 analytes (total culturable fungi; total, Gram-negative, and Gram-positive culturable bacteria; ergosterol; (1→3)-β-D-glucan; muramic acid; and endotoxin) in floor dust. We found significant (P ≤ 0.01) linear associations between the dampness score and culturable bacteria (total, Gram-positive, and Gram-negative) and the MMEIs. Rooms with dampness scores greater than 0.25 (median) had significantly (P < 0.05) higher levels of most microbial agents, MMEIs, and relative moisture content than those with lower scores (≤0.25). Rooms with reported recent water leaks had significantly (P < 0.05) higher dampness scores than those with historical or no reported water leaks. This study suggests that observational assessment of dampness and mold using a standardized form may be valuable for identifying and documenting water damage and associated microbial contamination.
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