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COMPARISON OF MITE-ALLERGEN AND FUNGAL COLONIES IN FLOOR DUST IN SEOUL (kOREA) AND KORIYAMA (JAPAN) DWELLINGS

1996; Architectural Institute of Japan; Volume: 61; Issue: 482 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3130/aija.61.35_2

1881-8161

Fumiko Sugawara, N. MOROOKA, Hirosih MIYAZAWA,

uthors determined the mite-allergen and fungal colonies in the floor dust collected from the dwellings in Seoul, Korea and in Koriyama, Japan which were located in the same geographical latitude. Measurements in Seoul were carried out in September, 1992 and in March, 1993 and the data were compared with those of Koriyama in the same periods. The average mite-allergen in Koriyama was 22 times as much as in Seoul for Der I and 33 times for Der II in September and 10 times for Der I and 74 times for Der II in March measurements. Those difference of mite-allergen in two locations seem to have resulted from the traditional "ondoru", floor heating and from the relatively lower humidity in Korea. Further comprehensive research is advised.