Microbiology Of Air
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Microbiology of AIR
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MICROBES MICROBES in the AIRin the AIR
Gases
Water vapour
Algal spores
Fungal spores
Common bacteria
E.coli S.marcesens
S.aureus
Dust particles
(Microbiologyprocedure, 2008)
The SOURCES SOURCES of Microbes of Microbes in Airin Air
Wind blown long suspension time
Human/Animal
breath coughsneeze
talklaugh
Aerosolsmachine fans
air conditioners
vents
Man's Actions
ploughingdigging
excavationconstruction
irrigationfertilizers
Water droplets fountains
streams ponds rivers
3 Forms of Discharge
grouped via size and moisture content
Dropletsmucoussalivatalking
coughing sneezing
Infectious dust
dried secretionsculturing microbes
handkerchiefbed making
clothes sweeping
Droplet Nuclei1-4 µm dry solid of a dropletability to travel distances
survival limited by: humidity sunlight susceptibility
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