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- Title
Analysis of children's rooms in terms of microbiological air quality.
- Authors
Gocgeldi, Ercan; Berdan, Murat Eyup; Ucar, Muharrem; Turker, Turker; Istanbulluoglu, Hakan; Gulec, Mahir; Hasde, Metin
- Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the total count of organisms in air specimens of children's rooms and to investigate the factors thought to be effective on the microbiological quality of the air in children's rooms. Method: The research was carried out in households containing children under the age of 10. Air samples, including morning and afternoon, were taken twice a day, 100 litres of air were filtered and microbiological seeding performed directly onto slides containing general-purpose medium. Results: In measurements, the total count of organisms from the morning samples were lower compared to the samples which were taken in the afternoon (64.9±65.4 and 41.4±63.7 CFU respectively for every 100 liters). As a result of adequate ventilation, afternoon data showed significant declines (from 57.5±62.0 to 23.0±26.8 CFU per 100 l). The attributable effectiveness to ventilation was 27.7% and the effectiveness ratio was 34.0%. Conclusion: This study has shown that adequate ventilation is an effective method in reducing microorganisms in indoor environments. With one hour of ventilation in every six-hour period, microbiological air quality in the rooms can be improved by approximately one-third.
- Subjects
TURKEY; CHILDREN'S rooms; AIR quality; MICROBIOLOGY; VENTILATION; HEALTH facility patient rooms
- Publication
Journal of Experimental & Integrative Medicine, 2011, Vol 1, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
1309-4572
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5455/jeim.030111.or.001