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Assessment of Fungal Bioaerosols and Particulate Matter Characteristics in Indoor and Outdoor Air of Veterinary Clinics Publisher



Mosalaei S1 ; Amiri H2, 3 ; Rafiee A4 ; Abbasi A1 ; Baghani AN5 ; Hoseini M6
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  1. 1. Department of environmental health, School of health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  2. 2. Environmental Health Engineering Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  5. 5. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Source: Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering Published:2021


Abstract

Veterinary staff are frequently exposed to various occupational hazards. The present study was aimed to investigate the air characteristics of veterinary clinics in terms of fungal bioaerosols and particulate matters. Air samples were taken every six days from the operating room, examination room and outdoor air of three veterinary clinics in Shiraz, southwest Iran. The concentrations of fungal bio-aerosols ranged from 8.05 CFU/m3 in the outdoor air of clinic B to 47.21 CFU/m3 in the operating room of clinic A. The predominant fungal genera identified in the studied clinics were Penicillium and Aspergillus niger, respectively. The concentrations of PM2.5 ranged from 41.88 μg/m3 in the operating room of clinic C to 60.31 μg/m3 in the outdoor air of the same clinic. The corresponding values for PM10 ranged from 114.40 μg/m3 in the operating room of clinic C to 256.70 μg/m3 in the outdoor air of the same clinic. The results of this study showed a positive correlation between the concentration of fungal bioaerosols and relative humidity (p < 0.05; r = 0.622). Besides, a negative correlation was found between the concentration of fungal bioaerosols and temperature (p < 0.05; r = 0.369). To better assess the individual exposure of veterinarians and staff in veterinary clinics, tests including nasopharyngeal sampling are recommended. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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