Airborne fungal species associated with mouldy and non-mouldy buildings – effects of air change rates, humidity, and air velocity
Building and Environment
In: Building and Environment, vol. 122, pp. 161 - 170, 2017, ISSN: 0360-1323.
Editorial summary
The researchers measured fungal release from contaminated gypsum boards while varying near-surface air velocity and sampling duration, and also surveyed fungal communities in five non-moisture-damaged homes. In the laboratory experiments, a specially designed Particle Field and Laboratory Emission Cell (P-FLEC) was placed on the gypsum boards to release and collect particles. Laboratory release depended on surface condition and airflow, while household species composition was associated with air-change rate and relative humidity.
Original editorial summary, not a verbatim abstract, based on the publisher and institutional-repository records plus public article text and independent full-text indexing of P-FLEC.
FLEC use
Direct FLEC measurements
Public article text states that a specially designed P-FLEC was placed on the gypsum board, and independent full-text indexing confirms P-FLEC in this article. Because the cell was the experimental tool used to investigate fungal release from the boards, the correct category is direct rather than method.