TY - JOUR
T1 - The spatiotemporal distributions and determinants of ambient fungal spores in the Greater Taipei area
AU - Kallawicha, Kraiwuth
AU - Tsai, Ying Jie
AU - Chuang, Ying Chih
AU - Lung, Shih Chun Candice
AU - Wu, Chih Da
AU - Chen, Tsun Hsuan
AU - Chen, Pang Cheng
AU - Chompuchan, Chuphan
AU - Chao, Hsing Jasmine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/5/10
Y1 - 2015/5/10
N2 - Airborne fungal spores, a type of bioaerosols, are significant air pollutants. We conducted a study to determine the spatiotemporal distributions of ambient fungi in the Greater Taipei area and develop land use regression (LUR) models for total and major fungal taxa. Four seasonal sampling campaigns were conducted over a year at 44 representative sites. Multiple regressions were performed to construct the LUR models. Ascospores were the most prevalent category, followed by Aspergillus/Penicillium, basidiospores, and Cladosporium. The highest fungal concentrations were found in spring. According to the LUR models, higher concentrations of Aspergillus/Penicillium and basidiospores were respectively present in residential/commercial areas and in areas with shorter road lengths. Various meteorological factors, particulates with aerodynamic diameters of ≤10 μm, and elevation also had significant relationships with fungal concentrations. The LUR models developed in this study can be used to assess spatiotemporal fungal distribution in the Greater Taipei area.
AB - Airborne fungal spores, a type of bioaerosols, are significant air pollutants. We conducted a study to determine the spatiotemporal distributions of ambient fungi in the Greater Taipei area and develop land use regression (LUR) models for total and major fungal taxa. Four seasonal sampling campaigns were conducted over a year at 44 representative sites. Multiple regressions were performed to construct the LUR models. Ascospores were the most prevalent category, followed by Aspergillus/Penicillium, basidiospores, and Cladosporium. The highest fungal concentrations were found in spring. According to the LUR models, higher concentrations of Aspergillus/Penicillium and basidiospores were respectively present in residential/commercial areas and in areas with shorter road lengths. Various meteorological factors, particulates with aerodynamic diameters of ≤10 μm, and elevation also had significant relationships with fungal concentrations. The LUR models developed in this study can be used to assess spatiotemporal fungal distribution in the Greater Taipei area.
KW - Air pollution Bioaerosols Fungal spores Land use regression (LUR) Geographic information system (GIS)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.04.020
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.04.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 25969377
AN - SCOPUS:84928998233
SN - 0269-7491
VL - 204
SP - 173
EP - 180
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
ER -
