Role of Nanotechnology in the Management of Indoor Fungi

Abstract

Concern over indoor fungal growth has increased over the last decades. Research that relates human health issues to the deterioration of indoor air quality due to microbiological pollutants have been accumulated (Rath et al. 2011;Weber 2012;Täubel and Hyvärinen 2015). In addition, since the 1980s, it has been registered that there is an increase in the occurrence of natural disasters such as floods and extreme rainfall, on a global scale, which has enhanced the problems related to biodeterioration in indoor buildings (Bloom et al. 2009;Chow et al. 2019; EASAC 2018). It is worth mentioning that these kinds of events are directly related to fungal growth since water is a key factor in the development of these microorganisms (Johansson et al. 2013;Møller et al. 2017). Considering the strong impact of indoor fungi on public health, several guidelines have been proposed from different European and North American institutions. These institutions include the