French Clean Air Association, 59120 Lille, France.
Department of Pulmonology and Allergy, Aix-Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 12;19(24):16692. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416692.
The study aimed to evaluate the contribution of building problems to mold proliferation in dwellings. We investigated 503 dwellings of patients suffering from respiratory diseases, whose attending physicians had requested a home inspection if the area of mold was equal to at least one square meter. After careful visual evaluation and basic environmental measurements performed by a trained technician, environmental issues were classified into building defects, accidental water damage, and condensation. Data analysis demonstrated that building defects were the pre-eminent cause of mold proliferation. Among the building defects, water infiltration through leaks in roofs or walls was the leading cause. These results highlight the need for health professionals managing patients with respiratory diseases to be able to request a home inspection, and for city health authorities to commission professionals who can focus on building problems and find ways to address them.
本研究旨在评估建筑物问题对住宅中霉菌滋生的贡献。我们调查了 503 户患有呼吸道疾病的患者的住所，如果霉菌面积至少为一平方米，其主治医生会要求进行房屋检查。在经过一名经过培训的技术人员进行仔细的目视评估和基本环境测量后，环境问题被分为建筑缺陷、意外水渍和冷凝。数据分析表明，建筑缺陷是霉菌滋生的主要原因。在建筑缺陷中，屋顶或墙壁的渗漏导致的渗水是主要原因。这些结果强调了管理呼吸道疾病患者的健康专业人员需要能够要求进行房屋检查，以及城市卫生当局需要委托能够专注于建筑问题并找到解决方法的专业人员。
