ArticleGlobal journal of health science2015
The Effect of Dust Storm on the Microbial Quality of Ambient Air in Sanandaj: A City Located in the West of Iran.
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- Infectious Diseases Associated with Desert Dust Outbreaks: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Preparedness components of health systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region for effective responses to dust and sand storms: a systematic review.F1000Research · 2019Pooled it
- Bacterial contamination of blood products for transfusion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: temperature monitoring, qualitative and semi-quantitative culture.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2020Trial
- Assessment of the association between dust storms and COVID-19 infection rate in southwest Iran.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Assessing the relationship between airborne fungi and potential dust sources using a combined approach.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- When Land Is Under Pressure Health Is Under Stress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Investigating the culturable atmospheric fungal and bacterial microbiome in West Texas: implication of dust storms and origins of the air parcels.FEMS microbes · 2020Article
- Evaluation of phenotypes and genotypes of airborne Fungi during middle eastern dust storms.Journal of environmental health science & engineering · 2020Article
- Best Practices of Blood Cultures in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Frontiers in medicine · 2019Review
- Global Ramifications of Dust and Sandstorm Microbiota.Genome biology and evolution · 2018Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
aimsThe presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the dust storm can cause diseases such as Asthma, Pneumonia, and respiratory infections. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between air-borne particles with airborne microorganisms in normal and dusty days in Sanandaj, a city located in the west of Iran. MATERIALS &
methodsAir sampling was conducted during the normal and dusty days through Andersen single-stage impactor (28.3 L/min) for 2.5 min. Air particles concentration (PM10) was measured daily and microbial sampling was also conducted on every six days and on the dusty days. Finally, the data was analyzed by SPSS-16 (ANOVA and paired T-tests).
resultsThe concentration of airborne microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) was increased by an increase of the airborne particles. Particles concentration in May, June and July (twice per month) was more than of the standard value. The predominant species of bacteria and fungi during the occurrence of Dust storm was Bacillus spp. (56.2% of total bacteria) and Mycosporium spp. (28.6% of total fungi), respectively. DISCUSSION AND
conclusionThe results showed that the number of airborne microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) increased during the dust storm. Therefore, the microorganisms in the dust storm can cause biological harmful effects on human health.
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