Microbial Air Quality in Neighborhoods near Landfill Sites: Implications for Public Health

Table 4

Occurrence of different bacteria species isolated from landfill sites and homes across the wet and dry seasons.

	A				B				C				D				E				F				Total (%)
	Dump site		Homes		Dump site		Homes		Dump site		Homes		Dump site		Homes		Dump site		Homes		Dump site		Homes
	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet
Acinetobacter lwoffii	10	8	100	30	99	70	80	50	20	8	80	70	60	35	14	10	30	5	13	2	8	2	3	1	808 (6.5)
Bacillus spp	11	8	9	5	99	76	91	69	70	60	59	30	90	78	50	20	15	10	8	3	10	6	5	3	885 (7.2)
Enterobacter aerogenes	6	3	4	1	90	69	85	61	60	45	39	20	50	39	28	15	25	18	13	9	5	3	2	1	691 (5.6)
Enterococcus faecalis	20	16	15	13	8	2	3	1	50	39	28	15	10	8	3	10	11	8	9	5	11	8	9	5	307 (2.5)
Escherichia coli	41	38	39	35	15	10	8	3	25	20	18	13	20	16	15	13	70	56	35	65	43	68	44	90	800 (6.5)
Micrococcus spp	8	5	6	3	92	65	80	50	35	25	30	20	40	29	28	15	23	18	15	9	8	5	4	2	615 (5.0)
Morganella morganii	25	20	18	13	20	16	15	45	40	38	33	50	26	25	23	45	90	78	50	20	15	10	8	3	726 (5.9)
Proteus mirabilis	85	40	68	43	70	56	35	65	43	68	44	90	56	55	33	65	50	39	28	15	25	18	13	9	1113 (9.0)
Proteus vulgaris	21	18	19	15	109	86	91	79	80	70	69	40	100	98	60	30	25	20	18	13	20	16	15	13	1125 (9.1)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	33	27	34	55	130	116	121	98	101	95	89	70	125	119	90	60	85	40	68	43	70	56	35	27	1787 (14.5)
Staphylococcus aureus	41	38	39	35	129	106	101	99	100	90	89	60	120	108	80	50	45	40	38	33	50	26	25	23	1565 (12.7)
Staphylococcus epidermidis	45	37	45	36	150	116	121	110	120	99	98	65	128	118	111	80	65	43	68	44	90	56	55	33	1933 (15.6)
Total	346 (2.8)	258 (2.1)	396 (2.3)	284 (2.3)	1011 (8.2)	788 (6.4)	831 (6.7)	730 (5.9)	744 (6.0)	657 (5.3)	676 (5.5)	543 (4.4)	825 (6.7)	728 (5.9)	535 (4.3)	413 (3.3)	534 (4.3)	375 (3.0)	363 (2.9)	261 (2.1)	355 (2.9)	274 (2.2)	218 (1.8)	210 (1.7)	12355 (100)