ABSTRACT
Exposure to bioaerosols is a critical occupational issue that requires close attention. Workers in several occupational environments, such as health care, agriculture, animal production, waste, fishery, forestry, mining, construction, and day care are exposed to higher risks of biological hazards due to work characteristics. This review intends to provide information on what is currently known about sampling methods to achieve mycobiota exposure assessment, since fungal burden characterization continuous to be a challenging task for every industrial hygienist. A brief description about Research Group Environment & Health (GIAS) contribution on this topic is also given with an overview of the developed and ongoing projects. Passive and active methods should be applied in parallel to ensure a more precise occupational exposure assessment to the fungal contamination. Increasing the number of different sampling methods will enrich data findings enabling industrial hygienists to perform risk characterization.
