ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Fungal Contaminants in Energy Efficient Dwellings: Impact of Ventilation Type and Level of Urbanization.
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- A Systematic Review of Associations between Energy Use, Fuel Poverty, Energy Efficiency Improvements and Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Characterization of Airborne Fungal Diversity in Nunavik Housing Using Activated Air Sampling.ACS ES&T air · 2026Article
- Efficiency of the Coriolis µ Air Sampling Device for Fungal Contamination Analysis of Indoor Air: A Case Study.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Fungi Assessment in Indoor and Outdoor Environment of Four Selected Hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Damp Buildings: Associated Fungi and How to Find Them.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Season, Vegetation Proximity and Building Age Shape the Indoor Fungal Communities' Composition at City-Scale.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Household mold exposure in association with childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis in a northwestern city and a southern city of China.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Latest Trends in Pollutant Accumulations at Threatening Levels in Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings with and without Mechanical Ventilation: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
The presence of growing fungi in the indoor environment has been associated with the development of respiratory problems such as asthma or allergic rhinitis, as well as the worsening of respiratory pathologies. Their proliferation indoors could be a result of water leakage or inadequate ventilation. Although the factors promoting mould growth have been widely investigated in traditional dwellings, little work has been done in energy efficient dwellings. Here, the effectiveness of ventilation type, i.e., natural or mechanical, in influencing mould development was estimated in 44 recent and 105 retrofitted energy efficient dwellings. Fungi growing on surfaces were investigated in the dwellings situated in rural, peri-urban, and urban regions of Switzerland. The presence of these fungi was also investigated in bedroom settled dust. Information on building characteristics and owners' lifestyle were collected. Significant associations were found with the level of urbanisation, the location of mouldy area in dwellings, and the diversity of fungal taxa. Dwellings in peri-urban zones showed the most frequent fungal contamination in the owners' bedroom and the highest diversity of fungal genera among dwellings. While the urbanisation level or the ventilation type favoured no specific genus, we found marked disparities in the diversity of fungi growing on surfaces in naturally ventilated versus mechanically ventilated dwellings.
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