Microbiological quality of indoor air in university rooms

• Autorzy: Stryjakowska-Sekulska M , Piotraszewska-Pajak A. , Szyszka A. , Nowicki M. , Filipiak M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A study on indoor air microbiological contamination in various rooms of university buildings in Poznań, Poland, is presented. Investigations were conducted in the period September-October 2002 and the same period in 2003. Air samples were taken twice a day: in the morning and in the afternoon. In all of the tested places a multiple growth of bacteria and significant increase of mould spores was observed in afternoons. The predominant bacteria and moulds isolated from investigated air samples were: Staphylococcus spp., Micrococcus spp., Serratia spp., Aspergillus spp., Penicillium spp., Rhizopus spp., Cladosporium spp. and Alternaria spp. Among these microbes the presence of pathogenic and strongly allergenic microorganisms was detected.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

indoor air; university building; university room; room; microbiological quality; airborne bacteria; airborne fungi; biomass; pathogenic microorganism; allergenic microorganism

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 16
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.623-632,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Stryjakowska-Sekulska M

• Poznan University of Economics, al.Niepodleglosci 10, 60-967 Poznan, Poland

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Piotraszewska-Pajak A.

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Szyszka A.

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Nowicki M.

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Filipiak M.

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