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Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments

Sayı: 28 30 Kasım 2021
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Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the concentrations of bacteria and fungi in different indoor environments (living area, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, hallway) of three selected homes in Eskişehir, Turkey. In each home, one-hour measurements were performed in both midday and evening hours of a day. Measurement studies were carried out by passive method and were repeated in three seasons as winter, spring and summer in the year of 2021. Indoor/Outdoor ratios (I/O) for bacteria and fungi were calculated by using simultaneous indoor and outdoor measurement results to evaluate the effect of outdoor air on indoor air. The concentrations of bacteria and fungi aerosols in the various indoor environments of three homes ranged between 1.00 – 1889.37 CFU/m3. In general, the results were between “low” and “high” pollution degrees when compared with European Commission standards. The highest I/O ratio for bacteria was found in the bathroom of Home 3 in the summer-evening measurement period while the highest I/O fungi ratio was obtained in the hallway of Home 1 in the winter-evening period. When the relationship between bacteria and fungi concentrations measured in different seasons was investigated, weak relationship was observed in all seasons except winter season at Home 1 and spring season at Home 2. Both seasonal variations and characteristics of the home environments were observed to have an effect on the indoor bacterial and fungal concentrations.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Mühendislik

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Kasım 2021

Gönderilme Tarihi

25 Ekim 2021

Kabul Tarihi

29 Ekim 2021

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2021 Sayı: 28

Kaynak Göster

APA
Sarıca, S. N., Bodur, A., Özden Üzmez, Ö., & Malkoç, S. (2021). Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 28, 1237-1245. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.1014717
AMA
1.Sarıca SN, Bodur A, Özden Üzmez Ö, Malkoç S. Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments. EJOSAT. 2021;(28):1237-1245. doi:10.31590/ejosat.1014717
Chicago
Sarıca, Seda Naz, Ayşe Bodur, Özlem Özden Üzmez, ve Semra Malkoç. 2021. “Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments”. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, sy 28: 1237-45. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.1014717.
EndNote
Sarıca SN, Bodur A, Özden Üzmez Ö, Malkoç S (01 Kasım 2021) Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi 28 1237–1245.
IEEE
[1]S. N. Sarıca, A. Bodur, Ö. Özden Üzmez, ve S. Malkoç, “Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments”, EJOSAT, sy 28, ss. 1237–1245, Kas. 2021, doi: 10.31590/ejosat.1014717.
ISNAD
Sarıca, Seda Naz - Bodur, Ayşe - Özden Üzmez, Özlem - Malkoç, Semra. “Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments”. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi. 28 (01 Kasım 2021): 1237-1245. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.1014717.
JAMA
1.Sarıca SN, Bodur A, Özden Üzmez Ö, Malkoç S. Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments. EJOSAT. 2021;:1237–1245.
MLA
Sarıca, Seda Naz, vd. “Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments”. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, sy 28, Kasım 2021, ss. 1237-45, doi:10.31590/ejosat.1014717.
Vancouver
1.Seda Naz Sarıca, Ayşe Bodur, Özlem Özden Üzmez, Semra Malkoç. Assessment of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Different Home Environments. EJOSAT. 01 Kasım 2021;(28):1237-45. doi:10.31590/ejosat.1014717