Evaluation of the microbiological quality of the air in the area of influence of the Cajamarca solid waste treatment plant

Mendoza L.; Jambo L.; Sánchez M.; Marín M.V. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2020) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2020.1.1.489

Resumen

The objective of this work was to determine the microbiological quality of the air in the area of influence of the solid waste treatment plant of Cajamarca in the month of September 2018 and in the month of March 2019; in order to demonstrate whether there is microbiological contamination. We obtained a general average of 2 408 UFC/m3 as a result of the monitoring in September 2018 and a general average of 1472 UFC/m3 in March 2019. obtained. According to the values obtained only in the month of September, it exceeds the quality standard proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA, 2,001), which establishes a limit of 2,000 CFU/m3.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada del Norte