Bioaerosols - Aerosols: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects - page 292

TABLE 12.1 (continued)
Particle Sizes and Health Effects of Airborne Biological Agents

Susceptible
Population b

Biological Agent Type Size ( μ m) Location Reservoir a Health Effect

Penicillium commune
( P. casei, P. camembertii )

3.0-4.5 × 4.0-5.0 Lung E12 HP: cheese worker's lung H14

Penicillium glabrum
( P. frequentans )

3.0-3.5 Lung E13 HP: suberosis H14

Aspergillus lavus 3-8 Lung E Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis H16

Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus terreus

2-3.5
1.5-2.5

Penicillium spp. 2-3.5 Lung E Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis H16

Amebic allergens
Acanthamoeba castellanii

Trophozoite: 15-45 long Lung E1, E2 HP: humidiier lung H

cysts: 10-25

Naegleria gruberi Trophozoite: 10-35 long Lung E1, E2 HP: humidiier lung H

Cysts: 7-15

Plant allergens
Ambrosia , ragweed

Pollen grains, plant fragments
17-19 × 16-20

Lung, Uncertain P, E4 Allergic conjunctivitis, rhinitis,

sinusitis, asthma

H14

Artemisia , mugwort 20-23 × 19-21

Betulaceae, birch family 20-29 × 18-29

Cryptomeria japonica,
Japanese cedar, Sugi

36-35

Cupressaceae, juniper
family

23-31 × 21-29

Fagaceae, beech family
( Quercus , oaks)

32 × 29

Juglandaceae, walnut family 35-41 × 32-38

Mimosoidae, mimosa
subfamily ( Acacia ;
Prosopis , mesquites)

Acacia: 40 × 60
Prosopis: 30-27