Bacterial and Fungal Aerosols in Air-Conditioned Office Buildings in Warsaw, Poland—The Winter Season

Gołofit-Szymczak, Małgorzata; Górny, Rafał L.

doi:10.1080/10803548.2010.11076861

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“…Their results revealed the concentration level of bacterial and fungal bioaerosol to be from 10 1 -10 2 CFU/ml. The results obtained in the presented study indicate the trends presented by other authors [19,20,21].…”

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Microbiological analysis of bioaerosols collected from Hospital Emergency Departments and ambulances

Bielawska-Drózd¹,

Cieślik²,

Bohacz³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction and objective. The goal of the study was a microbiological, qualitative and quantitative analysis of bioaerosol at the workplace of medical personnel (Health Emergency Departments (HEDs), ambulances), and comparative administration offices with an expected neutral occupational exposure to biological agents measured with individual Button Sampler. Materials and method. Personal sampling was performed with Button Sampler instrument loaded with gelatine filters in 10 HEDs, in 9 ambulances and in 9 offices to assess the occupational biological agents' exposure in air. Sampling was conducted from March until April 2016. Samples were quantitatively assessed for viable and total number of bacteria and fungi. Routine procedures for microbiological diagnostics were implemented. Data were analysed using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney statistical tests with α=0.05. P value less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results. At the workplaces assessed, the concentrations of viable microorganisms in HEDs were 1.3 × 10 2 -4.2 × 10

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“…The proportion of particular groups of bacterial and fungal bioaerosols in relation to the total microbiota isolated from samples did not differ from common trends [5,6,8,16,18,19,20,21].…”

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Microbiological analysis of bioaerosols collected from Hospital Emergency Departments and ambulances

Bielawska-Drózd¹,

Cieślik²,

Bohacz³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…We were unable to identify 16.4% of the molds present using the colonial morphology and microscopical examination of these isolates. In a study conducted in Warsaw, Poland by Gołofit-Szymczak&Górny [30],they found almost similar results were Aspergillus spp. and Penicilliumwere the most common isolates they encountered.…”

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Bacterial and Fungal Contamination of Air conditioners filters and Carpets

Almoffarreh¹,

Alsaleh²,

Alruwaili³

2016

IJEAB

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“…These contaminants include (1) viruses; (2) bacteria, including endotoxins from bacteria; (3) allergens, including house dust mite allergens and allergens from animal dander; and (4) fungi which may contain allergens, toxins, and irritants. Moreover, biological particles suspended in the air can be present in viable (culturable and non-culturable) as well as non-viable forms [28,29]. In our study, we concentrated on culturable bacterial aerosol.…”

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Assessment of Bacterial Aerosol in a Preschool, Primary School and High School in Poland

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Abstract:The issue of healthy educational buildings is a global concern because children are particularly at risk of lung damage and infection caused by poor indoor air quality (IAQ). This article presents the results of a preliminary study of the concentration and size distribution of bacterial aerosol in three educational buildings: a preschool, primary school, and high school. Sampling was undertaken in the classrooms with an Andersen six-stage impactor (with aerodynamic cut-off diameters of 7.0, 4.7, 3.3, 2.1, 1.1 and 0.65 µm) during spring 2016 and 2017, as well as the outside of the buildings. After incubation, bioaerosol particles captured on nutrient media on Petri dishes were quantitatively evaluated and qualitatively identified. The highest average concentration of bacterial aerosol was inside the primary school building (2205 CFU/m 3 ), whereas the lowest average concentration of indoor culturable bacteria was observed in the high school building (391 CFU/m 3 ). Using the obtained data, the exposure dose (ED) of the bacterial aerosol was estimated for children attending each educational level. The most frequently occurring species in the sampled bacterial aerosol were Gram-positive cocci in the indoor environment and Gram-positive rod-forming endospores in the outdoor environment.

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Bacterial and Fungal Aerosols in Air-Conditioned Office Buildings in Warsaw, Poland—The Winter Season

Abstract: indoor air quality office buildings bacterial and fungal aerosols size distribution

Cited by 57 publications

References 14 publications

Microbiological analysis of bioaerosols collected from Hospital Emergency Departments and ambulances

Microbiological analysis of bioaerosols collected from Hospital Emergency Departments and ambulances

Bacterial and Fungal Contamination of Air conditioners filters and Carpets

Assessment of Bacterial Aerosol in a Preschool, Primary School and High School in Poland

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