Airborne bacteria levels in indoor urban environments: The influence of season and prevalence of sick building syndrome (SBS)

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dc.authoridMentese, Sibel/0000-0002-0395-3603
dc.contributor.authorMentese, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorTasdibi, Deniz
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:12:08Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:12:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated levels of airborne bacteria in 90 indoor sampling sites with no known complaints such as kindergartens, schools, homes and dorms over three seasons. Airborne bacteria samples were collected before and during the heating season in Canakkale, Turkey. Also, a detailed occupant questionnaire was completed by one of the occupants (n=90) in each sampling site. Total bacteria counts (TBCs) were found to be higher in the sampling sites where coal was used as a heating source and in kindergartens where the occupancy rate was highest (p<0.05). Meteorological parameters were associated with outdoor TBC levels (p<0.001). Associations were found (p=0.05) for indoor TBC and other building factors (last floor covering/wall painting/renovation times, heating/cooking fuels and the age of the building). Indoor TBC levels together with the building-related factors (environmental tobacco smoke exposure, occupancy rate, distance to traffic, heating fuel, amount of carpet covering, and last wall painting time) and personal factors (gender and daily time spent indoors) were found to be associated with at least one group of the sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms (p<0.05). In particular, general SBS symptoms (headache, fatigue and dizziness) were observed more often in female participants (p<0.05). In conclusion, there is a need to conduct more studies in larger populations to find the links between air pollutants and SBS symptoms.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Scientific Research Center [2010/168]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Scientific Research Center. Project no: 2010/168.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1420326X14562454
dc.identifier.endpage580
dc.identifier.issn1420-326X
dc.identifier.issn1423-0070
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84964075292
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage563
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X14562454
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/20854
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000374491800012
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofIndoor and Built Environment
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectAirborne bacteria
dc.subjectIndoor
dc.subjectOutdoor
dc.subjectHeating
dc.subjectSick building syndrome
dc.subjectCanakkale
dc.titleAirborne bacteria levels in indoor urban environments: The influence of season and prevalence of sick building syndrome (SBS)
dc.typeArticle

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