Field survey on house dust in Japan

Lu Yang, Yoshino Hiroshi

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Abstract

Indoor air pollutant by indoor microorganism and house dust has caused asthma, allergy and atopic dermatitis of occupants. In order to make clear indoor air quality and health in houses, eight houses of Miyagi Prefecture in Japan have been investigated. As a result, the amount of floating mold was less than European guideline value. Penicillium spp. and Cladosporium spp. occupy more than 50% amount of total mold. Amount of mite was higher in the houses with dog or carpet than others. The number of particles in the air and amount of house dust on the floor in houses with dog and little child became higher than others. In addition, there was a lot of house dust on the floor in houses with large carpet area.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Environmental Technologies III
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages1053-1056
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783038351351
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event3rd International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection, ICEEP 2014 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 2014 Apr 262014 Apr 28

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume955-959
ISSN (Print)1022-6680
ISSN (Electronic)1662-8985

Other

Other3rd International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection, ICEEP 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period14/4/2614/4/28

Keywords

  • House dust
  • Indoor air quality
  • Microorganism
  • Mite

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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