KUALITAS MIKROBIOLOGIS UDARA DI SALAH SATU PUSAT PERBELANJAAN DI JAKARTA SELATAN
ABSTRACT: The airborne
bacteria and fungi in parking building, playground and food court in Blok M
Square, South Jakarta, were assessed in order to investigate air quality in one
of the shopping center in Jakarta. The air sample was passed through plate
count agar and potato dextrose agar using a single-stage multi-orifice Sampler
SKC Biostage Standard. Results showed that average microbial concen-trations
were 200.17, 101.17, 55, 33 CFU bacteria per m3, and 109.54, 37.69, 27.09 CFU
fungi per m3 of air volume in the parking building, the children playground and
the food court, respectively. The most dominating bacteria had characteristicsresembleairborne
Bacillus subtilis, while the most dominating fungi wereidentified as
Cryptococcus sp., Aspergillus spp., Penicillium sp. and Candida sp. The
microbial concentrations were different significantly (α=0,05) inall the three
areas. In addition, there were strong relationship and significant influence
between the concentrations of bacteria and fungi to temperature, humidity and
light intensity in in all the three areas based on Pearson correlation
analysis. For today, there is no air quality standard specifically for shopping
center, so the data were compared tocommon standards for indoor air quality.
The concentration of bacteria and fungi met the standard regulated by
TheMinistry of Health Republic of IndonesiaNo.1405/MENKES/SK/ XI/2002 about
Environmental Requirements for Office and Industrial., i.e <700 CFU/m3, and
acceptable according to World Health Organization (WHO) with 500 CFU/m3 as a
normal condition. In any case, it is advisable to be aware ofthe spread of
airborne bacteria and fungi in shopping centersthat are potentially pathogenic.
Penulis: Eko Pudjadi, Rima
Suciyani, Innes Gania Sahira, Megga Ratnasari Pikoli
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd150717
