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In several workplaces, air-conditioning systems are crucial to maintaining a comfortable indoor environment. These devices are often contaminated with microorganisms, which they discharge indoors contributing for the fungal dissemination. The dust obtained from the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) filters have been used as another passive sampling approach for assessing the bioburden (comprising fungi and bacteria). Settled dust is one of several environmental sampling methods used during bioburden evaluations and is considered as a reservoir for surface or air contamination. Is one of the most common indoor sample collected in many exposure assessment studies.
Description
Projeto EXPOsE – Establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settings (02/SAICT/2016 – Project nº 23222).
Keywords
Environmental health Indoor air Occupational health Occupational exposure Air conditioning Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)
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Citation
Almeida B, Viegas C. Sampling with passive methods: an added value for the exposure assessment to fungal burden. In: SHO-2019: International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, University of Minho, Guimarães (Portugal), April 15-16, 2019.