پیوندهای مفید
اخبار و اعلانات
آمار
| تعداد نشریات | 161 |
| تعداد شمارهها | 6,532 |
| تعداد مقالات | 70,501 |
| تعداد مشاهده مقاله | 124,100,553 |
| تعداد دریافت فایل اصل مقاله | 97,207,400 |
Novel Eco-Friendly Herbal Based Air Freshener Formulation as Air-Borne Fungal Repellent in Indoor Environments Through Real Time Monitoring | ||
| Pollution | ||
| دوره 9، شماره 2، تیر 2023، صفحه 557-566 اصل مقاله (2.71 M) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Original Research Paper | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22059/poll.2022.347672.1591 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Thillaivendan Lakshumanan؛ Mahalakshmi Velrajan* | ||
| Madras Christian College. East Tambaram, Chennai, India | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Air fresheners are the synthetic products, used to improve the quality of indoor air by removing unpleasant or disturbing odours, in addition they disinfect the air by removing allergens and in turn add pleasant odours. However, these fresheners since they contain varied chemicals, which on magnification in a closed environment may cause respiratory illness. Therefore, constant usage of these air fresheners would deteriorate the ambient quality of indoor air. Even air fresheners which claim to be “green”, since these lack regulatory norms, they too emit hazardous or chemically harmful compounds. Hence there is a dire need to use alternative products that substantiate the quality of indoor air. The present study aimed at exploring the efficacy of medicinal plant extracts of Azadirachta indica, Menta piperita and Aloe barbadensis in controlling air borne fungi in indoor environments by creating a simulation of an indoor environment and checking the efficiency of these natural air fresheners. About 60-70% reduction in the vegetative structures (colony diameter) and 30% reduction in reproductive structures were observed after exposure for 11 days to environment containing Azadirachta indica and Menta piperita extracts. Thus this study has novelty in formulating herbal based air fresheners based on the proven antifungal activities of these medicinal plant extracts, thereby replacing the usage of commercial air fresheners in the near future in controlling indoor air borne fungi. Since these natural formulations undoubtedly disinfect the indoor air, has commercial prospects and are eco-friendly, cost-effective with no health implications. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Air Fresheners؛ Medicinal Plants؛ Air Borne Fungi؛ Indoor Air Quality؛ Ambient Air Quality؛ Green Air Fresheners | ||
| مراجع | ||
|
Abbasi, F. and Samaei, M. R. (2019). The effect of temperature on airborne filamentous fungi in the indoor and outdoor space of a hospital. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 26, 16868–16876. Aboul-Nasr, M. B., Abdel-Naser, A. Z. and Amer, E. M. (2014). Indoor surveillance of airborne fungi contaminating intensive care units and operation rooms in Assiut University hospitals. J Health Sci, - academia.edu, 2, 20–27. Baxter, C.G., Jones, A.M., Webb, K. and Denning, D.W. (2011). Homogenisation of cystic fibrosis sputum by sonication — An essential step for Aspergillus PCR. J Microbiol Methods. 85(1):75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.01.024. Balouiri, M., Sadiki, M. and Ibnsouda, S.K. (2016). Methods for invitro evaluating antimicrobial activity. A review. J.Pharm Anal 6(2): 71-79. doi:10.1016/j.jpha.2015.11.005. Bansod, S. and Rai, M. (2008). Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils from Indian Medicinal Plants against Human Pathogenic Aspergillus fumigatus and A. niger. World Journal of Medical Sciences 3 (2): 81-88. Cohen, A., Janssen, S. and Solomon, G. (2007).Clearing the Air: Hidden Hazards of Air Fresheners. NRDC issue paper. Flannigan, B., Samson, R.A. and Miller, J.D. (2001) Microorganisms in home and indoor work environments: Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation and control. Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.. CRC Press. Jain, S. (2010). Incidence of mycobacteria and fungi in clinically suspected urinary tract infection of immunocompromised patients – A tertiary care hospital study. Int. J. Infect. Dis. 14(1): e206–e207. Janssen, A.M., Scheffer, J.J. and Baerheim-Svendsen, A. (1987) Antimicrobial activity of essential oils: A 1976-1986 literature review. Aspects of the test methods. Planta Med.53(5):395-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-962755. Jung, Y.R., Park, H.H., Oh, Y.H. and Kim, S.G. (2011). Emission characteristics of volatile organic compounds from air fresher using small emission chamber. J Korean Soc Environ Eng. vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 183–190. Klich, M.A. (2009). Health effects of Aspergillus in food and air. Toxicol Indust Health. 25 (9-10):657-67. https://doi.org/10.1177/0748233709348271. Leck, A.(1999). Preparation of Lactophenol slide mounts. Community eye health; 12 (30):24, NIH,PMC 1706009. Mahmoud, D.A., Hassanein, N.M., Youssef, K.A., and Abou Zeid, M.A. (2011). Antifungal activity of different neem leaf extracts and the nimonol against some important human pathogens. Braz. J. Microbiol. 42 (3): 1007–1016. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220110003000021. Marcoux, D., Jafarian, F., Joncas, V., Buteau, C., Kokta, V. and Moghrabi, A. (2009). Deep cutaneous fungal infections in immunocompromised children. J Am Acad Dermatol.61(5):857-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.02.052. Mensah-Attipoe, J. and Toyinbo, O. (2019). Fungal Growth and Aerosolization from Various Conditions and Materials. Fungal Infection. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.81565. Nayak, S., Dhua, U., Samanta, S. and Chhotaray, A. (2020). Management of indoor airborne Aspergillus flavus by traditional air purifiers commonly used in India. J Pure Appl Microbiol 14(2):1577-1588. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.14.2.56. NRDC, (2007). Clearing the Air: Hidden Hazards of Air Fresheners, National Resources Defense Council, New York, NY, USA. https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/airfresheners.pdf. Saniasiaya, J., Salim, R., Mohamad, I. and Harun, A. (2017). Antifungal Effect of Malaysian Aloe vera Leaf Extract on Selected Fungal Species of Pathogenic Otomycosis Species in In Vitro Culture Medium. Oman Med J. 32(1): 41–46. Singh, U. P., Maurya, S., Singh, A. and Gohain, L. (2010). Foliar spray of aqueous extract of neem (Azadirachta indica) cake to control balsam (Impatiens balsaminia) powdery mildew. Arch. Phytopathol. Pflanzenschutz 43(11):1056-1063.DOI: 10.1080/03235400802285315. Steinemann, A.C., MacGregor, I.C., Gordon, S.M., Gallagher, L.G; Davis, A.L; Ribeiro, D.S. and Wallace, L.A (2011). Fragranced consumer products: chemicals emitted, ingredients unlisted. Environ. Impact Assess. Rev, ISSN: 0195-9255,vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 328–333. doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2010.08.002. Steinemann, A. (2016). Fragranced consumer products: exposures and effects from emissions. Air Qual Atmos Health. 9(8):861-866. doi: 10.1007/s11869-016-0442-z. Steinemann, A. (2020). The fragranced products phenomenon: air quality and health, science and policy. Air Qual Atmos Health, 14, 235-243. Telpner, M. (2016). The Unfreshening Ingredients in Toxic Air Fresheners. https://www.meghantelpner.com/blog/ingredients-in-toxic-air-fresheners/ Wang, C.C., Fang, G.C. and Kuo, C.H. (2010). Bioaerosols as contributors to poor air quality in Taichung City, Taiwan. Environ Monit Assess. 166(1-4):1-9. doi: 10.1007/s10661-009-0980-z.(a). Wang, W., Ma, X., Ma, Y., Mao, L., Wu, F., Ma, X., An, L. and Feng, H. (2010). Seasonal dynamics of airborne fungi in different caves of the Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, China. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation.64:461–466. (b). Witkowska, D., Sowińska, J., Żebrowska, J.P. and Mituniewicz, E. (2016). The Antifungal Properties of Peppermint and Thyme Essential Oils misted in Broiler Houses. Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic. 18 (04). https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9061-2016-0266 | ||
|
آمار تعداد مشاهده مقاله: 7,806 تعداد دریافت فایل اصل مقاله: 1,432 |
||