HIGHER THE QUALITY OF AIR MICROBIOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY

CLASSROOM WITH THE ADDITION OF EXHAUST FAN

MOH ADIB1, SUNARSIEH1 DAN SALBIAH K1
1) Health Polytechnic of Pontianak Ministry of Health of Indonesia

Introduction.

The view that closing buildings and recirculating air can significantly affect indoor air quality (IAQ) is
not new. Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are essential to modern life, and
that, when properly designed, installed, operated and maintained, HVAC systems do provide
healthy, comfortable indoor environments. However, it has recently been suggested that problem
building syndrome and occupant complaints are related primarily to mechanical ventilation.
(Buildings which exhibit some indoor air quality problems are sometimes commonly referred to
as“sick buildings.”) In a questionnaire-based investigation of 43 British office buildings, Burge et al.
(1987) found that complaints occurred more frequently in buildings where HVAC systems provided
cooling and humidification.

As emission sources, HVAC systems are poorly characterized in comparison to other sources of air
pollutants in buildings, such as building materials, furnishings, cleaning products, and personal-use
products. This has occurred for several reasons. HVAC systems are usually considered to improve
IAQ by diluting, filtering and removing contaminants, and until recently have not been considered as
sources (Batterman & Burge, 1995).

The quality of air in homes, offices, schools, day care centres, public buildings, health care facilities
and other private and public buildings where people spend over 80% (3/5) of their time daily is
crucial for healthy living and people’s well-being

Studi Mayowa (2015): Reported symptoms in the last six months prior the study include cough
(65.5%), fatigue (81.0%) and wheezing (87.9%). Airborne Total Bacteria Count (TBC) and Total Fungi
Count (TFC) were determined using Polish Standard PN 89/Z-04008/08 and values obtained
compared with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) guideline limit of 500cfu/m3 for
total airborne microbial count in an indoor environment, Results: The TBC and TFC were lower than
guideline limit (Mayowa, Rowland, & Babatunde, 2015)
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