Abstrakt: | Evaluation of fi lamentous fungal fi lament contamination in archives is useful for preventive
treatment for microbiological hazards for book collection sustainability and workers’ health. The
aim of the study was to determine the level and type of microbial contamination in two archive
rooms of the Municipal Social Assistance Center in Katowice, located at Morcinka and Orkana
Streets. The conducted research has shown that the concentration of fungal aerosol in the ambient
air in both examined archives did not exceed the requirements of PN-89 /Z-04111/03. The
species of Alternaria alternata, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Acremonium charticola, Aspergillus
fl avus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus versicolor, Penicillium funiculosum, Paecilomyces variotii
and Trichothecium roseum, which produce cellulolytic enzymes, may be dangerous for paper. |