Occupational Health and Safety Issues in Ontario Sawmills and Veneer/Plywood Plants: A Pilot Study

Table 4

An example of bioaerosols (fungal) concentrations in colony forming units per cubic meter of air (CFU/m³) at a location.

Location	Warehouse
Total air volume (Litres)	80
Detection limit (CFU/m^3)	12.5
Fungal identification:
Absidia sp.
Alternaria sp.	88
Cladosporium cladosporiodides	100
Cladsporium herbarum	25
Geotrichum sp.	—
Mucor sp.	13
Penicillium subgenus Aspergilloides	86
Penicillium subgenus Penicillium	100
Rhizopus sp.	—
Sterile mycelium	38
Yeast	88
Total (CFU/m^3)	540