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dc.contributor.authorMaslak, Begum
dc.contributor.authorONAT, BURCU
dc.contributor.authorHALAÇ, BARIŞ
dc.contributor.authorBAĞCIGİL, ARZU FUNDA
dc.contributor.authorSİVRİ, Nüket
dc.contributor.authorMETİNER, KEMAL
dc.contributor.authorKEKEÇ, Ayşe Ilgın
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-10T12:11:47Z
dc.date.available2021-12-10T12:11:47Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationMETİNER K., KEKEÇ A. I. , HALAÇ B., BAĞCIGİL A. F. , Maslak B., SİVRİ N., ONAT B., "Characterization and concentration of airborne fungi in public transport vehicles in Istanbul", ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES, cilt.14, sa.21, 2021
dc.identifier.issn1866-7511
dc.identifier.otherav_ade2464f-665a-40c8-8f95-fcf616de37a5
dc.identifier.othervv_1032021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/173411
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-08643-6
dc.description.abstractThe study investigated the concentration and distribution features of culturable airborne fungi (CAF) in indoor air for four public transport vehicles (bus, metro, metrobus, and ferry) in Istanbul. The collection of indoor air samples was performed from each transport vehicle in both directions once a month from March 2017 to February 2018. The highest and lowest CAF concentrations measured during the study were determined to be 40-660 CFU/m(3) in bus, 20-400 CFU/m(3) in metro, 40-360 CFU/m(3) in metrobus, and 20-260 CFU/m(3) in ferry. It was determined that no fungal colonies were observed on the ferry on the inbound route in March. The findings demonstrated that CAF concentrations in bus were higher compared to the indoor air in other transport vehicles, and there was a significant correlation between fungal levels and the number of passengers (p < 0.05; r = 0.68) and RH% (p < 0.05; r = 0.43). In line with the density order of fourteen fungal species determined, Penicillium spp., Paecilomyces spp., and Aspergillus spp. were identified. The results of this study also showed that there were high levels of fungi in public transport vehicles that could affect human health in many sampling periods. Many countries are trying to or have established their national ambient air quality standards, following the WHO Air Quality Guidelines. Unfortunately, Turkey does not have official standards for indoor air quality (IAQ). Therefore, monitor, control, and maintenance of IAQ-related research in such public transport vehicles in Turkey are necessary as much as development of standards related to it.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subjectEconomic Geology
dc.subjectPhysical Sciences
dc.subjectStratigraphy
dc.subjectGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
dc.subjectMühendislik ve Teknoloji
dc.subjectJeoloji Mühendisliği
dc.subjectJEOLOJİ
dc.subjectTemel Bilimler (SCI)
dc.subjectYerbilimleri
dc.subjectYER BİLİMİ, MULTİDİSİPLİNER
dc.titleCharacterization and concentration of airborne fungi in public transport vehicles in Istanbul
dc.typeMakale
dc.relation.journalARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES
dc.contributor.departmentİstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa , Veteriner Fakültesi , Klinik Öncesi Bilimler Bölümü
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.identifier.issue21
dc.contributor.firstauthorID2759245


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