Efthymiopoulos, Spyridon;
Aktas, Yasemin D;
Altamirano, Hector;
(2023)
Common sampling techniques for the assessment of indoor fungal growth.
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Proceedings of the2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 (ICMB23).
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Abstract
The assessment of indoor fungi has recently gained increasing attention, both by the public and researchers, as the negative effects of the overgrowing moisture and mould-related issues have become more apparent. In order to detect the pathogenic and fabric-damage potentialduee to indoor fungal contamination, multiple air sampling methods were developed over the past decades. However, the selection of the most appropriate techniques for the quantification and/or the identification of the indoor fungal biota may still be challenging for inspectors. This paper aims to produce a critical summary of the most common air sampling methods available to date and underline the merits and risks of each method. The importance of the investigation’s aim in the sampling technique selection process is highlighted.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Common sampling techniques for the assessment of indoor fungal growth |
| Event: | 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14293/icmb230045 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14293/icmb230045 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International ( CC BY 4.0). Users are allowed to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially), as long as the authors and the publisher are explicitly identified and properly acknowledged as the original source. |
| Keywords: | fungi, mould, air sampling, investigation, assessment |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10172708 |
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