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Effect of relative humidity on fungal colonization of fiberglass insulation.Ezeonu IM, Noble JA, Simmons RB, Price DL, Crow SA, Ahearn DG.
Biology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
Fiberglass duct liners and fiberglass duct boards from eight buildings whose occupants complained of unacceptable or moldy odors in the air were found to be heavily colonized by fungi, particularly by Aspergillus versicolor. Unused fiberglass was found to be susceptible to fungal colonization in environmental chambers dependent upon relative humidity. No colonization was observed at relative humidities below 50%.
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Effect of relative humidity on fungal colonization of fiberglass insulation.
I M Ezeonu, J A Noble, R B Simmons, D L Price, S A Crow, and D G Ahearn
Biology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
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AbstractFiberglass duct liners and fiberglass duct boards from eight buildings whose occupants complained of unacceptable or moldy odors in the air were found to be heavily colonized by fungi, particularly by Aspergillus versicolor. Unused fiberglass was found to be susceptible to fungal colonization in environmental chambers dependent upon relative humidity. No colonization was observed at relative humidities below 50%.Full textFull text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (1.2M), or see the PubMed citation or the full text of some References or click on a page below to browse page by page.
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