한국환경보건학회지 (Journal of Environmental Health Sciences)

  • 제39권5호
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  • Pages.438-446
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  • 2013
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  • 1738-4087(pISSN)
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  • 2233-8616(eISSN)
한국환경보건학회 (Korean Society of Environmental Health)
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Airborne Fungi Concentrations and Related Factors in the Home

  • 조용민 (고려대학교 환경의학연구소 및 고려대학교 천식 환경보건센터) ;
  • 류승훈 (고려대학교 환경의학연구소 및 고려대학교 천식 환경보건센터) ;
  • 최민석 (고려대학교 환경의학연구소 및 고려대학교 천식 환경보건센터) ;
  • 서성철 (고려대학교 천식 환경보건센터) ;
  • 정지태 (고려대학교 천식 환경보건센터) ;
  • 최재욱 (고려대학교 환경의학연구소 및 고려대학교 천식 환경보건센터)
  • Cho, YongMin (Institute for Occupational & Environmental Health and the Environmental Health Center for Asthma, Korea University) ;
  • Ryu, SeungHun (Institute for Occupational & Environmental Health and the Environmental Health Center for Asthma, Korea University) ;
  • Choi, Min Seok (Institute for Occupational & Environmental Health and the Environmental Health Center for Asthma, Korea University) ;
  • Seo, SungChul (The Environmental Health Center for Asthma, Korea University) ;
  • Choung, Ji Tae (The Environmental Health Center for Asthma, Korea University) ;
  • Choi, Jae Wook (Institute for Occupational & Environmental Health and the Environmental Health Center for Asthma, Korea University)
  • 투고 : 2013.06.28
  • 심사 : 2013.10.15
  • 발행 : 2013.10.31
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Objectives: This study was performed in order to determine airborne fungi levels in homes and find related factors that may affect airborne fungi concentration. Methods: Fifty homes were study subjects for measuring airborne fungi. For sampling airborne fungi, the impaction method on agar plates was used and samples were counted as colony forming units per cubic meter of air ($CFU/m^3$). In addition, information regarding housing characteristics and atopic disease in each home were collected via questionnaire. Results: The geometric means (GM) of airborne fungi concentrations in fifty living rooms and bedrooms were 68.03 and 62.93 $CFU/m^3$, respectively. The GM of airborne fungi concentration in atopy homes was 78.42 $CFU/m^3$. This was higher than non-atopy homes' 54.34 $CFU/m^3$ (p-value=0.051). In the results of the multiple regression analysis, outdoor airborne fungal concentration proved a strong effective factor on indoor airborne fungal concentration. Also, construction year, floor area of house, indoor smoking and frequency of ventilation were factors that showed a significant association with indoor airborne fungi concentration. Conclusions: The results of this study show that some housing and living characteristics may affect the development and increase of airborne fungi. In addition, exposure to airborne fungi may be a risk factor for the prevalence of childhood atopic diseases.

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