Table 3.
Indoor air fungal concentrations (CFU/m3) during seasonal samplings
| Sl. No | Location | Fungal count (CFU/m3)-AM | Fungal count (CFU/m3)-PM | Season effect p value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Am | Pm | ||
| 3 | Outside-inlet to pump room | 210 ± 35 | 1470 ± 1295 | 18 ± 18 | 53 ± 18 | 18 ± 18 | 3693 ± 3413 | 123 ± 53 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.433 |
| 4 | Basement-pump room | 158 ± 88 | 3290 ± 1085 | 18 ± 18 | 35 ± 35 | 18 ± 18 | 980 ± 245 | 0 | 0 | 0.031 | 0.011 |
| 5 | 1st floor-lobby | 0 | 5303 ± 18 | 0 | 0 | 35 ± 0 | 8838 ± 1768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 6 | 1st floor-meeting room | 18 ± 18 | 3203 ± 3098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,530 ± 1995 | 35 ± 0 | 18 ± 18 | 0.457 | 0.002 |
| 7 | 5th floor-office | 35 ± 35 | 753 ± 717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 525 ± 245 | 0 | 0 | 0.457 | 0.087 |
| 8 | 9th floor-office | 18 ± 18 | 16,468 ± 682 | 0 | 3045 ± 2240 | 0 | 1995 ± 455 | 0 | 18 ± 18 | 0.002 | 0.008 |
| 9 | 10th floor-office | 0 | 22,120 ± 1120 | 18 ± 18 | 25,288 ± 10,763 | 70 ± 35 | 0 | 0 | 16,765 ± 4235 | 0.052 | 0.011 |
| 10 | 15th floor-office | 18 ± 18 | 14,753 ± 18 | 53 ± 18 | 333 ± 157 | 53 ± 53 | 1418 ± 52 | 0 | 245 ± 245 | 0 | 0.004 |
| 11 | 19th floor-gathering room | 18 ± 18 | 5548 ± 4988 | 0 | 10,168 ± 1033 | 0 | 10,675 ± 8715 | 0 | 22,225 ± 16,975 | 0.119 | 0.407 |
| 12 | Roof top | 0 | 245 ± 35 | 35 ± 35 | 158 ± 18 | 70 ± 0 | 17,500 ± 3500 | 0 | 18 ± 18 | 0.008 | 0.005 |