Aerobiological Assessment Of The Intramural Environment Of Maharshi Dayanand College Library

Authors

  • Sohal Satnam Singh Department of Botany, MaharshiDayanand College, Mumbai.
  • Bhalerao Satish Department of Botany, Wilson College, Mumbai.
  • Deshbhratar Shantaj Zoology Department,Bhavan’sHazarimalSomani College, Mumbai.

Keywords:

Airborne bioparticles, Intramural Environment, Library, Allergy

Abstract

Aerobiology deals with the study of the movement and dispersal of living as well as non-living material through the atmosphere. Indoor or intramural environment as of library provides congenial conditions such as low temperature and high humidity as compared to outside environment. The location of Maharshi Dayanand college library is such that it is subjected to heavy air pollution with varied species and quantity of microorganisms. The present study from Nov 2010 to Oct 2011 aimed at qualitative & quantitative analysis of intramural environment of the library.In the intramural environment of library total 19446. Pollen and fungal spore types were recorded of which 966 (4.97%) were pollen grains and 18480 (95.03%) were fungal spores. The percentage of pollen grains recorded in the intramural environment of library is very low. Total 5 species of Aspergillus were recorded i: e, Aspergillusflavus, Aspergillusfumigatus, A. nidulans, A.niger and Aspergillusoryzae. Throughout the period of study, Aspergillus sp. spores were recorded with highest percentage (27.71%) Among the fungal spores, Cladosporium spores were recorded the second largest in percentage (26.70%) Among the pollen grains, Grasses recorded the highest percentage of (1.44 %) with a total of 280 pollen grains throughout the year in the intramural environment of the library. The peak season for Grass pollens was from Dec 2010 to June 2011 with maximum in October 2011.Large no of Dust mites were also recorded from carpets, book covers and dust. Miscellaneous type like hyphal filaments, Algal filaments and plant cell fragments were also recorded throughout the year. Meteorological parameters were recorded and fungal growth was correlated with variation in temperature and %age humidity. The fungal growth was maximum during the months of Aug to Oct which showed high humidity in the atmosphere. The concentration of pollen grains was also correlated with wind speed.

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2013-11-30

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Sohal Satnam Singh, Bhalerao Satish, & Deshbhratar Shantaj. (2013). Aerobiological Assessment Of The Intramural Environment Of Maharshi Dayanand College Library. International Journal of Life Sciences, 17–21. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/1081

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