Publikationsdatenbank

Airborne endotoxins and airborne gram-negative bacteria in a residential neighborhood (2004)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Zucker, B. A.

Müller, W.

Quelle

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Bandzählung: 158

Heftzählung: 1

Seiten: 67 – 75

ISSN: 1567-7230

Sprache

Englisch

Kontakt

Institut für Tier- und Umwelthygiene

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14169 Berlin
+49 30 838 51845
tierhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Ambient outdoor concentrations of airborne endotoxins and airborne gram-negative bacteria
were measured in a residential area. Further, the species composition of the airborne gram-negative bacterial flora was investigated. The results demonstrated that humans and other mammals are exposed to airborne endotoxins in the outdoor air, but at levels where a development of adverse health effects is unlikely. The total amount of inhalable endotoxins ranged from <3.0 EU/m3 to 27.8 EU/m3.
Airborne gram-negative bacteria were detected only at low concentrations (maximum 7.9 cfu/m3).
Most gram-negative bacterial isolates belonged to the family Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonadaceae.
Furthermore, the results of this study suggest that soil and vegetation are potential sources of airborne endotoxins and airborne gram-negative bacteria in the outdoor air of this environment.