Damon Scott A, Chew Ginger L
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health, Asthma and Community Health Branch, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice, Atlanta, GA, USA.
J Environ Health. 2020 Dec;83(5):18-21.
We examined mold clean-up practices in a general population (not selected on history of natural disaster). We used a population-based survey (n= 3,624) to assess associations between sociodemographic/ housing/ respiratory health variables and mold clean-up, PPE use, and cleaning agent use. Bleach was the most commonly used cleaning agent with approximately 90% of residents reporting using bleach alone or with other agents. More respondents used gloves (76%) than any other PPE. The use of PPE varied; 42% of bleach users wore a breathing mask/respirator compared with only 19% of soap and water users. Hispanic populations frequently reported mold clean-up. Bleach use was less likely in the West and among Asians. Although "Green" products were rarely used, Asians were more likely to use them. Bleach was the most commonly used cleaning agent for mold, and PPE use was common when using bleach, supporting the need for current CDC safe use recommendations.
我们调查了普通人群（并非根据自然灾害史选取）的霉菌清理做法。我们采用了一项基于人群的调查（n = 3624）来评估社会人口统计学/住房/呼吸健康变量与霉菌清理、个人防护用品使用及清洁剂使用之间的关联。漂白剂是最常用的清洁剂，约90%的居民报告单独使用漂白剂或与其他清洁剂混合使用。使用手套的受访者（76%）多于使用其他任何个人防护用品的受访者。个人防护用品的使用情况各不相同；42%的漂白剂使用者佩戴呼吸面罩/呼吸器，而使用肥皂和水的使用者中这一比例仅为19%。西班牙裔人群经常报告进行霉菌清理。在西部以及亚洲人群中，使用漂白剂的可能性较小。尽管很少使用“绿色”产品，但亚洲人使用它们的可能性更大。漂白剂是最常用于清理霉菌的清洁剂，使用漂白剂时个人防护用品的使用很普遍，这支持了美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）当前关于安全使用的建议。
