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Airborne Fungi in Wood and Wood Based Board Factories

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First Published June 10, 2009 Others

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Volume: 18 issue: 3, page(s): 265-269
Article first published online: June 10, 2009;Issue published: June 1, 2009 
https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X09103018
Bartin University, Department of Forest Products Engineering, 
Bartin University, Department of Forestry

Abstract

This study was a comparative investigation of the isolation and identification of airborne fungi between wood processing and melamine coated board processing factories. Isolation of airborne fungi was performed in four small sized enterprises engaged in wood processing and melamine coated board processing, located in the West Black Sea region of Turkey. Petri dishes containing Rose-Bengal streptomycin agar were exposed to air in the plants for 15 minutes. The highest fungal colony counts were observed in plant D, where the average value was 72 cfu per plate. Penicillium was the most widespread species identified in all the plants. Aspergillus fumigatus, which has major importance among the airborne fungi because it can cause health problems for workers, was only isolated in plant A.

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