Investigation of microbiological concentration in indoor air at school classrooms
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Date
2018-06
Authors
Wan Norfazlinda Wan Mohd Ali
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Abstract
People spend most of their lifetime indoor whether residences, offices, schools, hospital
and vehicles. Indoor air pollution is one of the most harmful environmental factors for
human health. This study investigates the level of concentration of bacterial at four
different school classrooms and determined the relationship of bacteria with
temperature and relative humidity in Penang, Malaysia. The concentration of bacterial
was determined using settle plate method. The agar media used was Nutrient Agar that
were exposed to the atmosphere for 15 minutes at selected points in each school
classrooms. The total of mean bacterial count for each school was 322.39 cfu/m3,
684.89 cfu/m3, 671 cfu/m3 and 387.44 cfu/m3 for SK Bayan Lepas, SK Tasek Gelugor,
SMK Mutiara Impian and SK Machang Bubok, respectively. This study has shown that
the temperature and relative humidity affect the bacterial counts. To conclude, activities
from occupancy influence the bacterial count in selected schools in Penang.