New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim

Good indoor air quality promotes healthy indoor environment. Most of the indoor air contaminants originate from biological agents such as bacteria and fungi. Temperature and relative humidity are contributing factors to the growth of bacteria and fungi in indoor environment. The present study aims t...

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Main Authors:	Mat Nor, Lailatul Akmar, Camalxaman, Siti Nazrina, Mustakim, Maimunah
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang & Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA) 2013
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8904/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8904/1/AJ_SITI%20FATIMAH%20GHAZALI%20EAJ%2013.pdf

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spelling	uitm-89042019-03-14T08:34:42Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8904/ New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim Mat Nor, Lailatul Akmar Camalxaman, Siti Nazrina Mustakim, Maimunah Good indoor air quality promotes healthy indoor environment. Most of the indoor air contaminants originate from biological agents such as bacteria and fungi. Temperature and relative humidity are contributing factors to the growth of bacteria and fungi in indoor environment. The present study aims to (a) determine the concentration of airborne bacteria and fungi in old and new buildings and to compare these with the recommended maximum measurement, (b) correlate the microbial growth with temperature and relative humidity, (c) to identify various airborne bacteria and fungi in indoor environment. Microbial sampling was conducted using Standard Biostage Impactor. The building temperature and relative humidity were measured using Q-Track Plus Indoor Air Quality Meter. A total of 38 bacteria and 83 fungal genera were identified. Statistical analysis showed that the concentrations of total bacteria and fungi were below the maximum concentration as recommended by ICOP IAQ. There was also no correlation of relative humidity and temperature with the total concentrations of bacteria and fungi. The total concentration of bacteria and fungi also exhibited no significant difference between the old and new office buildings. The findings exhibited the presence of low levels of contaminant, thus indicating good air quality in the studied buildings. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang & Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA) 2013 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8904/1/AJ_SITI%20FATIMAH%20GHAZALI%20EAJ%2013.pdf Mat Nor, Lailatul Akmar and Camalxaman, Siti Nazrina and Mustakim, Maimunah (2013) New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim. Esteem Academic Journal, 9 (1). pp. 24-36. ISSN 1675-7939
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description	Good indoor air quality promotes healthy indoor environment. Most of the indoor air contaminants originate from biological agents such as bacteria and fungi. Temperature and relative humidity are contributing factors to the growth of bacteria and fungi in indoor environment. The present study aims to (a) determine the concentration of airborne bacteria and fungi in old and new buildings and to compare these with the recommended maximum measurement, (b) correlate the microbial growth with temperature and relative humidity, (c) to identify various airborne bacteria and fungi in indoor environment. Microbial sampling was conducted using Standard Biostage Impactor. The building temperature and relative humidity were measured using Q-Track Plus Indoor Air Quality Meter. A total of 38 bacteria and 83 fungal genera were identified. Statistical analysis showed that the concentrations of total bacteria and fungi were below the maximum concentration as recommended by ICOP IAQ. There was also no correlation of relative humidity and temperature with the total concentrations of bacteria and fungi. The total concentration of bacteria and fungi also exhibited no significant difference between the old and new office buildings. The findings exhibited the presence of low levels of contaminant, thus indicating good air quality in the studied buildings.
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author	Mat Nor, Lailatul Akmar Camalxaman, Siti Nazrina Mustakim, Maimunah
spellingShingle	Mat Nor, Lailatul Akmar Camalxaman, Siti Nazrina Mustakim, Maimunah New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim
author_facet	Mat Nor, Lailatul Akmar Camalxaman, Siti Nazrina Mustakim, Maimunah
author_sort	Mat Nor, Lailatul Akmar
title	New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim
title_short	New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim
title_full	New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim
title_fullStr	New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim
title_full_unstemmed	New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim
title_sort	new and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / siti fatimah ghazali, suhaily amran, lailatul akmar mat nor, siti nazrina camalxaman and maimunah mustakim
publisher	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang & Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA)
publishDate	2013
url	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8904/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8904/1/AJ_SITI%20FATIMAH%20GHAZALI%20EAJ%2013.pdf
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New and old buildings microenvironment – an indoor air quality study / Siti Fatimah Ghazali, Suhaily Amran, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Siti Nazrina Camalxaman and Maimunah Mustakim

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