英文摘要 |
The main objective of this research is to measure the levels of microorganism contamination of the air inside the student cafeteria on campus by using an impactor sampling method and a natural sedimentation method. The measurements can be quantified with concentration levels of airborne bioaerosols performed in three time periods, i.e. before, during, and after lunch time. The results indicate that the bioaerosol levels exceed 500 CFU/m^3 if there are more than 2 persons for every cubic meter of air mass in thecateferia. The bioaerosols are at the highest levels during the lunch time period. With either the impactor method or the sedimentation method, one of the major contributing factors is the crowdedness due to many students all at lunch at the same time. Furthermore, the bioaerosol levels are affected by factors such as the cafeteria building ventilation system and kitchen crew running special activities and others. |