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Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri

Introduction: Numerous studies reported that the exposure towards aerosolized bacteria might cause severe respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. This is an issue because waste collectors may be exposed to aerosolized bacteria as they handle various types of waste materials. Objective: The study...

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Main Author: Sobbri, Nor Syahira
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Bacteria
Special situations and conditions
Environmental pollution
Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
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spelling my.uitm.ir.457922021-05-19T04:03:47Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/45792/ Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri Sobbri, Nor Syahira Bacteria Special situations and conditions Environmental pollution Municipal refuse. Solid wastes Introduction: Numerous studies reported that the exposure towards aerosolized bacteria might cause severe respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. This is an issue because waste collectors may be exposed to aerosolized bacteria as they handle various types of waste materials. Objective: The study was conducted to quantify the exposure levels of airborne culturable bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste and to study the influence of outdoor temperature and relative humidity on the growth of bacteria. Methodology: A total of eighty microbiological air samples from waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste were collected by filtration method using air sampling pump with cassette. The samples were extracted, plated on nutrient agar and incubated for 24 hours at 37 xvi o C. After incubation period, the visible colonies on the plates were counted and the average Colony Forming Unit (CFU) of bacteria was calculated. Result: The mean exposure level of aerosolized bacteria among mixed residential waste collectors were significantly higher than recyclable waste collectors, which was 9.28 logCFU/mL for mixed residential waste and 9.05 logCFU/mL for recyclable waste. In addition, this study has found that there is no correlation between outdoor temperature and relative humidity with the total colony count of culturable bacteria, but it was mainly influenced by the types and compositions of waste. Conclusion: The total colony count of culturable bacteria for both type of waste were not influenced by the outdoor temperature and relative humidity, but it was influenced by other factors especially the types and composition of waste. Bacteria exposure can adversely affect workers health. Therefore, it is necessary to lower the level of exposure towards these culturable bacteria by practicing better management system. 2017-07 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/45792/1/45792.pdf ID45792 Sobbri, Nor Syahira (2017) Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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topic Bacteria
Special situations and conditions
Environmental pollution
Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
spellingShingle Bacteria
Special situations and conditions
Environmental pollution
Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
Sobbri, Nor Syahira
Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri
description Introduction: Numerous studies reported that the exposure towards aerosolized bacteria might cause severe respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. This is an issue because waste collectors may be exposed to aerosolized bacteria as they handle various types of waste materials. Objective: The study was conducted to quantify the exposure levels of airborne culturable bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste and to study the influence of outdoor temperature and relative humidity on the growth of bacteria. Methodology: A total of eighty microbiological air samples from waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste were collected by filtration method using air sampling pump with cassette. The samples were extracted, plated on nutrient agar and incubated for 24 hours at 37 xvi o C. After incubation period, the visible colonies on the plates were counted and the average Colony Forming Unit (CFU) of bacteria was calculated. Result: The mean exposure level of aerosolized bacteria among mixed residential waste collectors were significantly higher than recyclable waste collectors, which was 9.28 logCFU/mL for mixed residential waste and 9.05 logCFU/mL for recyclable waste. In addition, this study has found that there is no correlation between outdoor temperature and relative humidity with the total colony count of culturable bacteria, but it was mainly influenced by the types and compositions of waste. Conclusion: The total colony count of culturable bacteria for both type of waste were not influenced by the outdoor temperature and relative humidity, but it was influenced by other factors especially the types and composition of waste. Bacteria exposure can adversely affect workers health. Therefore, it is necessary to lower the level of exposure towards these culturable bacteria by practicing better management system.
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author Sobbri, Nor Syahira
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title Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri
title_short Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri
title_full Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri
title_fullStr Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri
title_full_unstemmed Exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / Nor Syahira Sobbri
title_sort exposure to aerosolized bacteria among waste collectors of recyclable and mixed residential waste / nor syahira sobbri
publishDate 2017
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/45792/1/45792.pdf
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