Bioaerosols are mainly constituted by bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi and pollen grains. Allergy is the most common problem in India. The respiratory allergy affects about 70% of the population in India. Airborne bioparticles like fungal spores, fungal hyphae, pollen grains etc. are chief causative agents of allergic disorders such as allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma. The people living in the proximity of garbage depot face the risk of exposure to the airborne fungal spora leading to allergic disorders.
The airborne fungal spores over the garbage depot of Kalyan city were monitored over one year period (2015-2016) using gravity sampling method. Air sampling was done daily at three spots over the garbage depot. Altogether 19 fongal types wereidentified. Fungal colonies were recorded throughout the year. Dominant spore types were Cladosporium, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Curvularia etc. The spores of Cladosporium contributed the highest percentage (24.4 %) to the airspora followed by Alternaria (11.9%).
Therefore the present study was undertaken to obtain the quantitative analysis of fungal spores over the garbage depot of Kalyan city and their concentration at different horizontal strata.
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