Seasonal variability of airborne mold concentrations as related to dust in a coastal urban area in the Eastern Mediterranean

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dc.authoridElbir, Tolga/0000-0001-6760-3955
dc.authoridKara, Melik/0000-0001-7163-2679
dc.contributor.authorPalaz, Elif
dc.contributor.authorMentese, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorBayram, Abdurrahman
dc.contributor.authorKara, Melik
dc.contributor.authorElbir, Tolga
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:16:34Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:16:34Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractRecent studies have demonstrated that the amount of specific airborne mold types and their concentrations increase during dust events. This study investigates the seasonal variation of airborne mold concentrations before, during, and after the dust transport in an eastern Mediterranean coastal area, Izmir city, Turkey. A total of 136 airborne mold samples were collected between September 2020 and May 2021. Two different culture media, namely Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) and Malt-Extract Agar (MEA), were used for enumeration and genus-based identification of the airborne mold. In addition to culture media, the influences of air temperature, relative humidity, and particulate matter equal to or less than 10 mu m (PM10) were also investigated seasonally. The HYSPLIT trajectory model and web-based simulation results were mainly used to determine dusty days. The mean total mold concentrations (TMC) on dusty days (543 Colony Forming Unit (CFU)/m(3) on PDA and 668 CFU/m(3) on MEA) were approximately 2-2.5 times higher than those on non-dusty days (288 CFU/m(3) on PDA and 254 CFU/m(3) on MEA) for both culture media. TMC levels showed seasonal variations (p<0.001), indicating that meteorological parameters influenced mold concentrations and compositions. Some mold genera, including Cladosporium sp., Chrysosporium sp., Aspergillus sp., Bipolaris sp., Alternaria sp., and yeast, were found higher during dusty days than non-dusty days. Thus, dust event impacts levels and types of airborne molds and has implications for regions where long-range dust transport widely occurs.
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Scientific Research Projects, Dokuz Eylul University [2021.KB.FEN.007]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Department of Scientific Research Projects, Dokuz Eylul University (Grant number 2021.KB.FEN.007).
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11356-023-29555-w
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344
dc.identifier.issn1614-7499
dc.identifier.pmid37639105
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85168882007
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29555-w
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/21298
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001125691700002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectAirborne mold
dc.subjectDust transport
dc.subjectEastern Mediterranean
dc.subjectMeteorological parameters
dc.subjectMold genus
dc.subjectParticulate matter
dc.titleSeasonal variability of airborne mold concentrations as related to dust in a coastal urban area in the Eastern Mediterranean
dc.typeArticle

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