title: Fungal production of volatiles during growth on fiberglass.
abstract: Acoustic and thermal fiberglass insulation materials used in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems were colonized with fungi in laboratory chambers. The mixed fungal population, principally Aspergillus versicolor, Acremonium obclavatum, and Cladosporium herbarum, produced odoriferous volatiles, including 2-ethyl hexanol, cyclohexane, and benzene. These volatiles may be related to poor indoor air quality and the sick building syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303-4010.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Ezeonu
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Crow
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ahearn
mesh_terms: D000164:Acremonium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D003252:Construction Materials; D005898:Glass; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; C009753:fiberglass