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COMPARISON OF MITE-ALLERGEN AND FUNGAL COLONIES IN FLOOR DUST IN SEOUL (kOREA) AND KORIYAMA (JAPAN) DWELLINGS

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: uthors determined the mite-allergen and fungal colonies in the floor dust collected from the dwellings in Seoul, Korea and in Koriyama, Japan which were located in the same geographical latitude. Measurements in Seoul were carried out in September, 1992 and in March, 1993 and the data were compared with those of Koriyama in the same periods. The average mite-allergen in Koriyama was 22 times as much as in Seoul for Der I and 33 times for Der II in September and 10 times for Der I and 74 times for Der II in March measurements. Those difference of mite-allergen in two locations seem to have resulted from the traditional "ondoru", floor heating and from the relatively lower humidity in Korea. Further comprehensive research is advised.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.61.35_2

Authors: Fumiko SUGAWARA, Nobuhisa MOROOKA, Hirosih MIYAZAWA

Institutions: Koriyama Women's University, Architectural Institute of Japan, Kyorin University

Language: English

Topic: Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2581200115

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Cites: 3

Cited by: 4

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