Brandl
Fakultäten » Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät » Evolutionsbiologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Institut für » Ecology & Environment » PD Dr. Helmut Brandl » Brandl
Current research project
| Title / Titel | Aeromicrobiology: Monitoring the distribution and diversity of airborne microorganisms in indoor and outdoor environments | ||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | Indoor as well as outdoorair contains a complex mixture of bioaerosols such as fungi and bacteria along with non-biological particles including products from various combustion processes. Bioaerosols have been traditionally linked to health damage to human beings, flora and fauna. To identify the different risks and to prepare various exposure thresholds, microbiology of air samples from a series of indoor environments must be characterized, i.e. the different microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) must be identified and quantified. In particular, short-term dynamic patterns of the microbial loads have to be assessed and regular temporal patterns have to be determined. Results provide a significant scientific basis for outdoor and indoor air quality control helping in elaborating risk prevention programs for workers and dwellers. In addition, clues are obtained regarding the generation, occurrence, and displacement of bioaerosols in natural (outdoor) environments and their relation to the specific sampling location. Weitere Informationen |
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| Publications / Publikationen | Brandl H., Bachofen R., Bischoff M. (2005) Generation of bioaerosols during manual mail unpacking and sorting. Journal of Applied Microbiology 99:1099-1107Zollinger M., Krebs W., Brandl H. (2006) Bioaerosol generation during grape stemming and crushing. Science of the Total Environment 363(1-3):253-259Brandl H., von Däniken A., Hitz C., Krebs, W. (2008) Short-term dynamic patterns of bioaerosol generation and distribution in an indoor environment. Aerobiologia 14(4):203-209Brandl H. (2011) “Plankton der Atmosphäre” – Vorkommen und Verbreitung von Mikroorganismen in der Luft. In Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 156:23-27Mandal J., Brandl H. (2011) Bioaerosols in indoor environments - A review with special reference to residential and occupational locations. Open Environmental & Biological Monitoring Journal 4:83-96 [DOI 10.2174/1875040001104010083]Weitere Informationen | ||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | airborne microorganisms, laser particle counting, impaction, liquid impingement, biosafety | ||
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| Other links to external web pages | http://www.ieu.uzh.ch/staff/leaders/hbrandl.html | ||
| Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch |
Universität Zürich (position pursuing an academic career), Other Public Sources (e.g. Federal or Cantonal Agencies) |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Jan 2002 to Dec 2015 |