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. 2022 Apr 11;194(5):355. doi: 10.1007/s10661-022-10032-9

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
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