Article: A study on the impact of fire crackers on airborne microflora during diwali.
2019 Volume 5, Issue 8, Page(s) e02202
Abstract: Diwali is celebrated widely in Asian countries, with a custom of firing crackers. Crackers pollute the environment with noise, particulate matter and chemicals. There are reports on the variation of particulates during firing crackers but none on ... ...
Abstract | Diwali is celebrated widely in Asian countries, with a custom of firing crackers. Crackers pollute the environment with noise, particulate matter and chemicals. There are reports on the variation of particulates during firing crackers but none on airborne microbes. The present study was conducted to know the impact of fire crackers on airborne microflora. The air samples were collected 3 days prior to Diwali, on Diwali and 3 days after Diwali during the year 2017 at 15 different areas in Chennai, India. Andersen N-6 viable particle air sampler was exposed with petridishes containing nutrient agar and potato dextrose agar for the isolation of bacteria and fungi respectively. An average of 1,904 ± 2.5 CFU/m |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2019-08-22 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2835763-2 |
ISSN | 2405-8440 |
ISSN | 2405-8440 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02202 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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