CONSIDERATION ON THE FUNGI GROWTH IN THE JAPANESE APARTMENT HOUSES FOR SINGLE PERSONS IN RELATION TO THEIR LIVING ACTIVITIES

摘要

Measurements on environmental factors related to fungal growth were conducted in June 2001 in 33 apartments selected from 88 apartments in an apartment house, which was constructed in October 2000. The apartment house was built using the building materials specially selected to reduce emission rate of chemicals from the materials. We considered how the fungal growth in the building was affected by use of such materials. Survey items were questionnaire on the living environments, observation of the fungal growth on the surface of wall, window frame and so forth. Measurements of air-borne fungi and environmental conditions for fungal growth were made using "Fungal detector", which is a tool specially designed for evaluation of the potential effect on the fungal growth.