Assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of Jammu city (J&K)
The present study was conducted to assess status of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and fungi in the indoor air of households located at different sites in Jammu city. The study area was divided into seven sites. At each site, two households were selected randomly and in each household sampling...
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The present study was conducted to assess status of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and fungi in the indoor air of households located at different sites in Jammu city. The study area was divided into seven sites. At each site, two households were selected randomly and in each household sampling of SPM (µg/m3) and Fungi (CFU/m3) were done twice at three sub sites i.e. bedroom, kitchen and drawing room. Alternaria alternata, Mucor sp., Alternaria sp., Aspergilus niger, A. fumigatus, A. clavatus, A. versicolor, A. glaucus, Fusarium oxysporum, Geotrichum sp. were observed to be the most common fungi in the study area. SPM was found to be maximum (1006µg/m3) in households near water body and minimum (659µg/m3) in the households near hospital. The minimum value of fungal count (20076 CFU/m3) was exhibited by households near National Highway I-A whereas maximum value of fungal count (27226 CFU/m3) was exhibited by the Households located in commercial area. A significant positive correlation (r) was also found between SPM and fungi (+0.06 to +0.62) as well as fungi and relative humidity (+0.10 to +0.60) in the study area.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f970f99a0474f758cadad433c72bb2c2023-02-05T03:04:12ZengAction for Sustainable Efficacious Development and AwarenessEnvironment Conservation Journal0972-30992278-51242010-06-01111&210.36953/ECJ.2010.1207Assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of Jammu city (J&K) Raj Kumar Rampal 0Neha Sharma1Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu, J&K, (India)Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu, J&K, (India) The present study was conducted to assess status of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and fungi in the indoor air of households located at different sites in Jammu city. The study area was divided into seven sites. At each site, two households were selected randomly and in each household sampling of SPM (µg/m3) and Fungi (CFU/m3) were done twice at three sub sites i.e. bedroom, kitchen and drawing room. Alternaria alternata, Mucor sp., Alternaria sp., Aspergilus niger, A. fumigatus, A. clavatus, A. versicolor, A. glaucus, Fusarium oxysporum, Geotrichum sp. were observed to be the most common fungi in the study area. SPM was found to be maximum (1006µg/m3) in households near water body and minimum (659µg/m3) in the households near hospital. The minimum value of fungal count (20076 CFU/m3) was exhibited by households near National Highway I-A whereas maximum value of fungal count (27226 CFU/m3) was exhibited by the Households located in commercial area. A significant positive correlation (r) was also found between SPM and fungi (+0.06 to +0.62) as well as fungi and relative humidity (+0.10 to +0.60) in the study area. https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/1894Air pollutionBiological contaminationFungiIndoor airSuspended particulate matter |
| spellingShingle | Raj Kumar Rampal Neha Sharma Assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of Jammu city (J&K) Environment Conservation Journal Air pollution Biological contamination Fungi Indoor air Suspended particulate matter |
| title | Assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of Jammu city (J&K) |
| title_full | Assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of Jammu city (J&K) |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of Jammu city (J&K) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of Jammu city (J&K) |
| title_short | Assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of Jammu city (J&K) |
| title_sort | assessment of fungi and suspended particulate matter in the indoor air of households of jammu city j k |
| topic | Air pollution Biological contamination Fungi Indoor air Suspended particulate matter |
| url | https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/1894 |
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