Fluorochrome in Monitoring Atmospheric Bioaerosols and Correlations with Meteorological Factors and Air Pollutants

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TABLE 1 Total concentration and viability of bioaerosols in the atmosphere as determined by culture and non-culture methods

	Total concentration		Viability
Culture (CFU/m^3)	Bacteria	2.94E + 02 ^a , ^b	Bacteria	0.000339
		(2.10E + 01–1.81E + 03)		(0.0001–0.0012)
	Fungi	5.53E + 02	Fungi	0.000865
		(1.19E + 02–2.48E + 03)		(0.0001–0.0041)
	Bacteria + Fungi	8.47E + 02 ^c	Bacteria + Fungi	0.00120 ^d
		(2.68E + 02–4.29E + 03)		(0.0003–0.0045)
Non-culture (Cell/m^3)	AO	8.70E + 05	PI	0.661 ^e
		(3.70E + 05–2.34E + 06)		(0.52–0.80)
	DAPI	7.66E + 05	YOPRO-1	0.355
		(3.59E + 05–1.97E + 06)		(0.01–0.66)
	SYTO-13	8.16E + 05	—	—
		(3.43E + 05–2.34E + 06)

TABLE 2 Total culturable concentration of bioaerosols in the atmosphere as determined by impactor and impinger

N = 14	Culturable Concentration
Impactor (CFU/m^3)
Bacteria	1.90E + 02 ^a
	(9.41E + 01 − 4.93E + 02)
Fungi	4.73E + 02
	(2.10E + 02 − 1.31E + 03)
Bacteria + Fungi	6.63E + 02
	(2.93E + 02 − 1.62E + 03)
Impinger (CFU/m^3)
Bacteria	3.97E + 02
	(2.10E + 01 − 1.81E + 03)
Fungi	6.33E + 02
	(1.19E + 02 − 2.48E + 03)
Bacteria + Fungi	1.03E + 03
	(2.68E + 02 − 4.29E + 03)

TABLE 3 Nonparametric Spearman's rank correlation coefficients between total bioaerosol concentrations and meteorological factors

	Temp	RH	Wind	Rainfall	UVA	UVB
Culture N = 28
Bacteria	−0.423*	0.340	0.006	0.744 **	−0.528*	−0.577*
Fungi	0.167	0.023	−0.337	0.343	−0.016	0.068
Bacteria + Fungi	−0.160	0.217	−0.149	0.671**	−0.322	−0.254
Non-culture N = 14
AO	−0.374	0.374	−0.209	0.849**	−0.735**	−0.506
DAPI	−0.367	0.389	−0.240	0.838**	−0.697**	−0.506
SYTO-13	−0.385	0.442	−0.226	0.802**	−0.745**	−0.526

TABLE 4 Nonparametric Spearman's rank correlation coefficients between viability and meteorological factors

	Temp	RH	Wind	Rainfall	UVA	UVB
Culture N = 28
Bacteria	−0.202	0.054	0.187	0.292	−0.175	−0.263
Fungi	0.220	−0.104	−0.094	−0.111	0.357	0.299
Bacteria + Fungi	0.043	−0.014	0.027	0.047	0.156	0.042
Non-culture N = 14
PI	−0.044	0.104	−0.201	0.642*	−0.445	−0.438
YOPRO	−0.189	0.396	004	−0.028	−0.108	−0.211

TABLE 5 Nonparametric Spearman's rank correlation coefficients between total bioaerosol concentrations and air pollutants

	CH4	CO	NO	NO2	NOx	O3	PM10	PM2.5	SO2
Culture N = 28
Bacteria	0.310	0.137	0.177	0.276	0.297	−0.220	0.067	0.077	−0.146
Fungi	0.231	0.333	0.363	−0.038	0.069	−0.151	0.023	−0.149	0.007
B + F	0.276	0.308	0.283	0.230	0.216	−0.163	0.138	0.068	−0.100
Non-culture N = 14
AO	0.455	0.262	0.293	0.207	0.350	−0.381	0.040	−0.086	−0.284
DAPI	0.459	0.323	0.218	0.248	0.319	−0.297	0.064	−0.009	−0.345
SYTO-13	0.574*	0.358	0.451	0.284	0.473	−0.519	−0.066	−0.101	−0.163

TABLE 6 Nonparametric Spearman's rank correlation coefficients between viability and air pollutants

	CH4	CO	NO	NO2	NOx	O3	PM10	PM2.5	SO2
Culture N = 28
Bacteria	0.024	−0.043	−0.009	0.148	0.089	0.001	0.175	0.203	0.018
Fungi	−0.134	−0.029	0.107	−0.218	−0.212	0.050	−0.159	−0.124	0.069
B + F	−0.054	−0.032	0.155	−0.061	−0.044	−0.048	−0.043	0.009	0.142
Non-culture N = 14
PI	0.271	0.258	0.254	0.117	0.320	−0.359	0.364	0.085	0.057
YOPRO	−0.108	0.035	0.077	0.328	0.315	−0.091	−0.346	−0.519	0.220
*p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.