caa a22 4500 477106242 CHVBK 20180405111554.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01570035 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01570035 Fungal colonization of fiberglass insulation in the air distribution system of a multi-story office building: VOC production and possible relationship to a sick building syndrome [Elektronische Daten] [D Ahearn, S Crow, R Simmons, D Price, J Noble, S Mishra, D Pierson] Complaints characteristic of those for sick building syndrome prompted mycological investigations of a modern multi-story office building on the Gulf coast in the Southeastern United States (Houston-Galveston area). The air handling units and fiberglass duct liner of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning system of the building, without a history of catastrophic or chronic water damage, demonstrated extensive colonization withPenicillium spp andCladosporium herbarum. Although dense fungal growth was observed on surfaces within the heating-cooling system, most air samples yielded fewer than 200 CFU m−3. Several volatile compounds found in the building air were released also from colonized fiberglass. Removal of colonized insulation from the floor receiving the majority of complaints of mouldy air and continuous operation of the units supplying this floor resulted in a reduction in the number of complaints. Society for Industrial Microbiology, 1996 fungal colonization nationallicence fiberglass insulation nationallicence Penicillium spp nationallicence Cladosporium spp nationallicence Ahearn D. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, 30302-4010, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Crow S. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, 30302-4010, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Simmons R. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, 30302-4010, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Price D. Interface Research Corp, Kennesaw, GA, USA aut Noble J. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, 30302-4010, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Mishra S. Biomedical Operations and Research Branch, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA aut Pierson D. Biomedical Operations and Research Branch, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA aut Journal of Industrial Microbiology Springer-Verlag 16/5(1996-05-01), 280-285 0169-4146 16:5<280 1996 16 10295 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570035 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570035 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ahearn D. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, 30302-4010, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crow S. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, 30302-4010, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Simmons R. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, 30302-4010, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Price D. Interface Research Corp, Kennesaw, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Noble J. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, 30302-4010, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mishra S. Biomedical Operations and Research Branch, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pierson D. Biomedical Operations and Research Branch, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Industrial Microbiology Springer-Verlag 16/5(1996-05-01), 280-285 0169-4146 16:5<280 1996 16 10295 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer