Mycotic pollution prevention in the indoor environments // Il controllo del rischio da miceti negli ambienti confinati

The increasing time spent in indoor environment is related to an increase in respiratory and allergic diseases due, in part, to mycetes. Mycetes contamination (mainly by Cladosporium, Penicillium, Alternaria, Streptomyces) regards homes, offices, hospitals and other industrial buildings and is favoured using cellulose products in environments with relative humidity >70% and scarce ventilation. Literature suggests a standard of 500 cfu/m3 for homes, but guidelines for other indoor environments, hospitals included, are not available. The authors describe the commonest mycetes' reservoir and conclude offering some guidelines for the mycetes pollution prevention in the indoor environments.