ASET Colloquium
Mind what you are breathing
by Dr. Varsha Kelkar-Mane (Mumbai University)
Friday, July 11, 2014
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(Asia/Kolkata)
at Colaba Campus ( AG-66 )
at Colaba Campus ( AG-66 )
Description |
An odour is an olfactory sense experiencing a cocktail of compounds of chemical and/or biological origin. In response to odours, we often tend to cover our nose and mouth filtering as well as ad/bsorbing the gases as well as the suspended bioaerosols on our kerchief. This is almost a reflex action when passing near a garbage heap or a dumping site. Seldom do we think of doing the same in a mall, restaurant, cinema hall, supermarket or at least in a place of worship. A study carried out over three seasons, keeping in view the significance and the geographical location of a very well known place of worship in Mumbai underlines the need to improvise the environmental conditions in such places. The sick building syndrome usually associated with workplaces may now be extrapolated to places of worship, indicating need for remedial measures to remove or neutralize the bioaerosols load and truly maintain the sanctity of our places of worship. About the Speaker: Dr. Varsha Kelkar-Mane obtained M.Sc. In Biochemistry from Institute of Science and Ph.D. from Mumbai University. She has been Research Fellow at NEERI and a DBT Project Fellow. At present she is an Assistant Professor in the University of Mumbai, Department of Biotechnology. |
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Organised by | Dr. Satyanarayana Bheesette |