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@article{180336,
        author = {Ajeet Kumar Srivastava and Sunil and Vishal Patil and Abhishek Kotyal and Mutturaj Pandit Pujar},
        title = {Airborne Pathogens and Biosafety Measures},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {1},
        pages = {1154-1157},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=180336},
        abstract = {Indoor microbial communities significantly affect human health, especially as people spend about 90% of their time indoors. This review focuses on airborne bacteria—less studied than fungi—highlighting that while their concentrations vary with human occupancy, their community composition remains stable Main sources of indoor airborne bacteria are people, outdoor air, and building materials, while factors like temperature, humidity, ventilation, and number of occupants affect their presence and spread. The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the urgency of controlling pathogen transmission in confined spaces like public transport. A theoretical model and lab simulations using train cabins informed the development of effective decontamination and biosafety strategies, aiding safer indoor environments and pandemic preparedness.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {June},
        }