ASSESSMENT OF AIRBORNE FUNGAL SPORES IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL WORKING ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE AS HEALTH-HAZARDS TO WORKERS

被引：11

作者：

COSENTINO, S

PALMAS, F

机构：

[1] Department of Experimental Biology, Chair of Hygiene, University of Cagliari

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT | 1991年 / 16卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1007/BF00418100

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

A survey to assess the occurrence of airborne fungal spores in three different industries, dairies, carpentries and greenhouses, was carried out. The results revealed considerable fungal pollution in the environments of the industries sampled. Noteworthy was the occurrence of fungal genera frequently implicated in allergic and non-allergic diseases, or well known for the production of mycotoxins in foods or characterized by a marked degradative activity on different substrata. Penicillium, Candida, Mucor and Geotrichum were the most common genera identified in the dairies; Penicillium, Cladosporium, yeasts, Trichoderma and Rhizopus occurred more frequently in the carpentries; Cladosporium, Alternaria, Penicillium and Stemphilium were prevailing in the greenhouse. The results of our survey support the idea that, due to their high incidence and variety, fungal spores may represent a potential health hazard in working environments, where their concentration can be affected by many operations and handling.

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页码：127 / 136

页数：10

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