An Assessment of the Possibilities for Using Volatile Organic Compounds to Detect Microbiological Activity - the Example of Research Done at the National Museum in Cracow
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https://doi.org/10.15678/krem.723Keywords:
MVOCs, gas chromatography, mould, microbial infestationAbstract
An evaluation of the viability of using volatile organic compound (VOC) measurements to detect mould was part of a VOC analysis carried out on the indoor air in selected rooms at the National Museum in Cracow. The simple assumption in this method is that moulds can be detected in any given place based on the identification of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) that they emit into their surroundings. This mould detection procedure provides an alternative to the much more time-consuming traditional microbiological tests. Combining the results of VOC and microbial analysis with data from the literature shows that, in the rooms investigated, there is a correlation between the mould species identified and MVOCs. This suggests that the use of MVOC measurements to detect mould is possible but the method still needs to be developed, especially for museums and historical buildings.
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