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Review

Methods for Early Detection of Microbiological Infestation of Buildings Based on Gas Sensor Technologies

by
Monika Garbacz
1,
Agnieszka Malec
2,
Sylwia Duda-Saternus
1,
Zbigniew Suchorab
2,
Łukasz Guz
2 and
Grzegorz Łagód
2,*
1
Department of Woman Health, Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
2
Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010007
Submission received: 30 November 2019 / Revised: 23 December 2019 / Accepted: 2 January 2020 / Published: 6 January 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Electronic Noses and Chemical Detection Systems)
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Abstract

In this review, the problem of microbiological infestation of buildings was discussed. The techniques of detection were described as well, with special attention drawn to the rapid-early detection methods based on gas sensor arrays. The physical and chemical conditions of the building environment conducive to the development of microorganisms and the technical conditions influencing the problem of microbiological infestation were investigated. Additionally, the harmful effects on human health caused by the microbiological contamination were discussed, with a short review of particular groups of microorganisms causing sick building syndrome. Among the detection techniques, the traditional microbiological techniques as well as the molecular and chemical methods were presented. Different designs of the gas sensor arrays together with the various techniques of analyzing the received multidimensional signal were described, analyzed, and compared in detail.
Keywords: microbiological infestation; mold; fungi; gas sensor array; electronic nose; voc detection; chromatography; PCR; NGS; SBS microbiological infestation; mold; fungi; gas sensor array; electronic nose; voc detection; chromatography; PCR; NGS; SBS

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Garbacz, M.; Malec, A.; Duda-Saternus, S.; Suchorab, Z.; Guz, Ł.; Łagód, G. Methods for Early Detection of Microbiological Infestation of Buildings Based on Gas Sensor Technologies. Chemosensors 2020, 8, 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010007

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Garbacz M, Malec A, Duda-Saternus S, Suchorab Z, Guz Ł, Łagód G. Methods for Early Detection of Microbiological Infestation of Buildings Based on Gas Sensor Technologies. Chemosensors. 2020; 8(1):7. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010007

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Garbacz, Monika, Agnieszka Malec, Sylwia Duda-Saternus, Zbigniew Suchorab, Łukasz Guz, and Grzegorz Łagód. 2020. "Methods for Early Detection of Microbiological Infestation of Buildings Based on Gas Sensor Technologies" Chemosensors 8, no. 1: 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010007

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Garbacz, M., Malec, A., Duda-Saternus, S., Suchorab, Z., Guz, Ł., & Łagód, G. (2020). Methods for Early Detection of Microbiological Infestation of Buildings Based on Gas Sensor Technologies. Chemosensors, 8(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010007

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