Cervantes, Renata2024-08-012024-08-012024-06Cervantes R. Assessing fungal burden and its implications for health in an elderly care centre: a comprehensive study. In: IOHA 2024 – Advancing Worker Health Protection, Aviva Stadium, Dublin (Ireland), June 9-13, 2024.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17622Author gratefully acknowledges the FCT/MCTES national support through the UIDB/05608/2020, and UIDP/05608/2020 This work is also supported by national funds through FCT/MCTES/FSE/UE, 2023.01366.BD; UI/BD/153746/2022, and CE3C unit UIDB/00329/2020, UI/BD/151431/2021, and Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, national support through IPL/2022/InChildhealth/12M, IPL/IDI&CA2023/FoodAIIEU_ESTeSL, IPL/IDI&CA2023/ASPRisk_ESTeSL, and IPL/IDI&CA2023/ARAFSawmills_ESTeSL.Introduction: Protection thresholds and reference conditions for indoor air pollution, in commercial and service buildings and assessment methodology, leaving Elderly Healthcare facilities neglected for such parameters. The study aims to assess the fungal burden in an elderly care center and its health implications. Target groups: workers, and elderly residents.engOccupational healthOccupational exposureFungal assessmentElderly care centerIPL/IDI&CA2023/FoodAIIEU_ESTeSLIPL/IDI&CA2023/ASPRisk_ESTeSLIPL/IDI&CA2023/ARAFSawmills_ESTeSLIPL/2022/InChildhealth/BI/12MFCT_UIDB/05608/2020FCT_UIDP/05608/2020conference object