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Provedor de dados: | 52
País: | Brazil
Título: | Indoor Air Quality in the Hospital: The Influence of Heating, Ventilating and Conditioning Systems
Autores: | Božić,Jelena; Ilić,Predrag; ilić,Svetlana.
Data: | 2019-01-01
Ano: | 2019
Palavras-chave: | Indoor air quality; Hospital; HVAC system; Bacteria; Fungi.
Resumo: | Abstract Clean, fresh air is the most important requirement for good indoor air quality (IAQ) in all buildings, but it is especially important with regard to the environments within hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The literature indicates that buildings with heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems may have an increased risk of sick building syndrome (SBS) and building-related illness (BRI) if they are not well maintained. Microorganisms are brought into hospitals by people, air currents, water, construction materials and equipment. The main objective of this study was to assess the degree of fungal and bacterial contamination in the University Clinical Centre in Banja Luka, which is directly connected to the HVAC system. Airborne bacteria and fungi in the indoor hospital environment were assessed experimentally. Air samples were collected during the winter season. This paper presents the results related to the concentration of microorganisms expressed in colony forming units per cubic metre of air sampled (in CFU/m3) together with the microclimatic parameters temperature and relative humidity. The results of monitoring indicate the effectiveness of HVAC systems in reducing microbiological contamination.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132019000100607
Editor: | Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar
Relação: | 10.1590/1678-4324-2019180295
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.62 2019
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess