Research Article
Microbial Air Quality in Neighborhoods near Landfill Sites: Implications for Public Health
Table 5
Occurrence of different fungi species isolated from landfill sites and homes across the wet and dry seasons.
| | Fungi | A | B | C | D | E | F | Total (%) | | Dump site | Homes | Dump site | Homes | Dump site | Homes | Dump site | Homes | Dump site | Homes | Dump site | Homes | | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet |
| | Aspergillus niger | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 (10.5) | | Aspergillus brevipes | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 92 (15.3) | | Aspergillus flavus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 (7.8) | | Aspergillus parasiticus Speare | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 (7.0) | | Cladosporium spp | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 107 (17.8) | | Penicillium halicum | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 (4.5) | | Phanerochaete chrysosporium | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 77 (12.8) | | Rhizopus stolonifer | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 (13.6) | | Ulocladium chartarum | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 112.0 | 65 (10.8) | | Total | 72 (12.0) | 30 (5.0) | 15 (2.5) | 3 (0.5) | 47 (7.8) | 30 (5.0) | 9 (1.5) | 3 (0.5) | 63 (10.5) | 28 (4.7) | 13 (2.2) | 6 (1.0) | 42 (7.0) | 20 (3.3) | 8 (1.3) | 3 (0.5) | 64 (10.5) | 33 (5.5) | 19 (3.2) | 4 (0.7) | 50 (8.3) | 22 (3.7) | 13 (2.2) | 5 (0.8) | 602 (100) |
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