Fletcher, L., Noakes, C.J., Sleigh, P.A. and Beggs, C.B. (2008) The bactericidal effects of negative ions in air. In: IA2008 Proceedings. Indoor Air 2008 ; The 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 17-22nd August 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark. , Copenhagen .
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The use of negative ions to improve indoor air quality has attracted increasing attention in recent years. Although the physical action of air ionisers is accepted, there is still debate over their apparent biocidal action. A recent clinical trial in an intensive care unit suggested that air ionisers may have a role in reducing the transmission of infection in healthcare environments1 and several authors have reported that ions inhibit the growth of a range of microorganisms. A further understanding of this process was gained through bench scale experiments exposing sessile cultures to positive and negative ions2. The aim of the work presented here was to follow on from the bench scale experiments to investigate the efficacy of negative ions with aerosolised microorganisms.
|Item Type:||Proceedings Paper|
|Keywords:||Bioaerosols, Negative ions, S. aureus, M. parafortuitum, A. fumigatus|
|Institution:||The University of Leeds|
|Academic Units:||The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) > Inst for Pathogen Control Engineering (Leeds)
The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds)
|Depositing User:||Ms Caroline Wilson|
|Date Deposited:||10 Feb 2009 18:19|
|Last Modified:||24 Jun 2014 03:16|