Dependence of the Concentrations of Culturable Microorganisms and Total Protein on Meteorological Conditions in the Novosibirsk Surroundings

Abstract

The dependence of the concentrations of cultivated microorganisms and total protein on meteorological parameters (wind direction and speed, solar radiation, temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative and absolute humidity) is studied based on three years measurements. Sampling was carried out at the site of the State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector” of Rospotrebnadzor, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk region, with simultaneous recording of weather conditions. The concentration of total protein was determined by the fluorescence method of a protein binding reagent, and the concentration of cultivated microorganisms was determined by standard cultural methods. Weather parameters were received from a weather station located near the sampling site. The analysis of the data shows that the concentrations of biological components in aerosol increase with the average temperature, absolute humidity, and illumination during sampling and decrease with an increase in the average relative humidity, wind speed, and atmospheric pressure.