In today's' indoor generation', most human activities take place within an enclosed space,
characterised by a chemically diverse and complex air quality. Although source control is the …

More than 50 million Americans, one out of five, suffer from hay fever, asthma, and other
allergic diseases. Many of these conditions are caused by exposure to allergens in indoor …

Although use of automobile air conditioning (AC) was shown to reduce in-vehicle particle
levels, the characterization of its microbial aerosol exposure risks is lacking. Here, both AC …

Twelve automobile air conditioner systems from six manufacturers and three countries,
selected mostly because of complaints of unpleasant odors in the passenger compartment …

Proteinases are essential drivers of allergic airway disease and innate antifungal immunity
in part through their ability cleave the clotting factor fibrinogen (FBG) into fibrinogen …

Bioburden proliferation in filters from air conditioning systems of taxis represents a possible
source of occupational exposure. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of …

An automobile air-conditioning (AC) system can be a source of microbiological
contamination in a driver's car. The aim of this study was to assess the level of microbial …

The authors performed 3 experiments to measure temporal variation in airborne bacterial
and fungal levels associated with the use of air conditioners (ACs), heaters, and humidifiers …

The present study examined airborne microbe levels inside and outside passenger cars and
public buses during two seasons (winter and summer). The prevalence level of individual …

Volatile organic compounds from Penicillium viridicatum and Methylobacterium
mesophilicum growing on laboratory media and on component materials of automobile air …