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• 영문명: Research on Bacterial Contamination Levels in Apartment Tower Elevators
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 심원보(Won-Bo Shim) 서주희(Ju-hee Seo) 이채원(Chae-Won Lee) 정명진(Myeong-Jin Jeong) 김정숙(Jeong-Sook Kim) 김형갑(Hyoung-Kab Kim) 정덕화(Duck-Hwa Chung)
• 간행물 정보: 『1. 한국환경보건학회지』제39권 제5호, 456~464쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.10.30

영문 초록

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the microbial contamination levels in elevators in apartment buildings and to provide information on such microbial contamination. Methods: A total of 144 samples, including from the exterior buttons, interior buttons, elevator handrails, walls, ventilators and airborne bacteria were collected in the morning and afternoon from July to August 2013 for six different elevators. The samples were used to detect sanitary indicator bacteria (total bacteria, coliform, and Escherichia coli), pathogenic bacteria (E. coli O157, L. monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., B. cereus, S. aureus) and fungi. Results: Contamination levels of total bacteria were 0.3-3.8 and 0.0-2.4 log CFU/100 cm2 in the morning and afternoon, respectively. In the case of coliform bacteria, the levels were 0.0-3.7 log CFU/ 100 cm2 in the morning and 0.0-0.3 log CFU/ 100 cm2 in the afternoon. However, E. coli was not detected among all samples. Bacillus cereus, pathogenic bacteria, was only detected in 13 (11%) among 144 samples. E. coli O157, L. monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. and S. aureus were not detected among all samples. Comparing the samples collected in the morning and afternoon, we could confirm that the samples in the afternoon were cleaner. Conclusions: This study indicates that the samples in the afternoon were cleaner because these samples were collected following routine cleaning. Also, the levels of contamination in the elevators were low and the sanitary conditions were comparatively well-managed. Therefore it is deemed necessary for elevators be cleaned regularly to provide good conditions for people using elevators.

키워드

Elevator microbial contamination apartment building microorganism