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Effect of Gaseous Chlorine Dioxide on Indoor Microbial Contaminants

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    Traditional and modern techniques for bioaerosol enumeration were used to evaluate the relative efficiency of gaseous chlorine dioxide (ClO2) in reducing the indoor microbial contamination under field and laboratory conditions. The field study was performed in a highly microbially contaminated house, which had had an undetected roof leak for an extended period of time and exhibited large areas of visible microbial growth. Air concentrations of culturable fungi and bacteria, total fungi determined by microscopic count and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, endotoxin, and (1--> 3)-beta-D-glucan were determined before and after the house was tented and treated with ClO2. The laboratory study was designed to evaluate the efficiency of ClO2 treatment against known concentrations of spores of Aspergillus versicolor and Stacliybotrys chartarum on filter paper (surrogate for surface treatment). These species are commonly found in damp indoor environments and were detected in the field study. Upon analysis of the environmental data from the treated house, it was found that the culturable bacteria and fungi as well as total count of fungi (as determined by microscopic count and PCR) were decreased at least 85% after the ClO2 application. However, microscopic analyses of tape samples collected from surfaces after treatment showed that the fungal structures were still present on surfaces. There was no statistically significant change in airborne endotoxin and (1--> 3)-beta-D-glucan concentration in the field study. The laboratory study supported these results and showed a nonsignificant increase in the concentration of (1--> 3)-beta-D-glucan after ClO2 treatment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1096-2247
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Division:
    DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    58
  • Issue:
    5
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20033879
  • Citation:
    J Air Waste Manage Assoc 2008 May; 58(5):647-656
  • Contact Point Address:
    Nancy Clark Burton, NIOSH, Center for Disease Control & Prevention, 4676 Columbia Pkwy,MS R-11, Cincinnati, OH 45226
  • Email:
    NBurton@cdc.gov
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2008
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Source Full Name:
    Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
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    urn:sha-512:42ec9151267d55ccc43dfbc0132f0b231f2818e588c8e885bbde72bc3a134aa7a5be9e339cc055c04309491fa01d5b5733934ab2297d6f38ae95ad5e6a33f570
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