Document ID (ISN) | 109040 |
CIS number |
09-200 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1545-9624 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene |
Year |
2008 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
McKernan L.T., Hein M.J., Wallingford K.M., Burge H., Herrick R. |
Title |
Assessing total fungal concentrations on commercial passenger aircraft using mixed-effects modeling |
Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2008, Vol.5, No.1, p.48-58. Illus. 22 ref. |
Abstract |
The primary objective of this study was to compare airborne fungal concentrations onboard commercial passenger aircraft at various in-flight times with concentrations measured inside and outside airport terminals. Culturable and total spore samples were collected on twelve wide-body commercial passenger aircraft during various stages of the flight. Comparison samples were collected inside and outside origin and destination airport terminals. Overall, both total culturable and total spore fungal concentrations were low while the aircraft were in flight. Both culturable and total spore concentrations were significantly higher outside the airport terminal compared with inside the airport terminal and inside the aircraft. On the aircraft, most exposures occurred during the boarding and deplaning processes, when the aircraft utilized ancillary ventilation and passenger activity was at its peak. |
Descriptors (primary) |
fungi; air transport; exposure evaluation; aircraft |
Descriptors (secondary) |
spores; mathematical models; determination in air; statistical evaluation |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Air transportation Exposure evaluation
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