Airborne fungi and human exposure in different areas of composting facilities

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 243; p. 113991
• Main Authors: Gao, Min, Yu, Aoyuan, Chen, Mo, Qiu, Tianlei, Guo, Yajie, Sun, Xingbin, Wang, Xuming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 15.09.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Airborne fungi; Composting facility; Different area; Human daily intake; Pathogen/allergen-containing genera; TSP; OTU; Human daily intake; EAA; ITS; Composting facility; Different area; CPCoA; PCR; Airborne fungi; RA; Pathogen/allergen-containing genera

Airborne fungi can pose serious health concerns in humans; however, the area-specific abundance and composition of airborne fungal microbiota discharged from composting facilities remain unclear. In the present study, we collected air samples from composting, packaging, office, and downwind areas of...