Distinguishing the flow of airborne microorganisms along with environmental conditions and their influence on historic heritage buildings.

ABSTRACT: The National Theater of Costa Rica is a national symbol of our country and an important architectural landmark. It was built in 1897 and is decorated with large-format paintings made by Italian artists. One of these painters was Paolo Serra, who was in charge of decorating three chambers, including the Management's Office (MO). A yearly volumetric air sampling was conducted in seven rooms of the theater, showing high levels of circulating fungal spores in the MO. Thus, further analysis was carried out in this venue. First, the environmental conditions (wind velocity, temperature, relative humidity, and particles) were monitored. Then, the air and particles' flow and the probability of particles concentration were simulated for different scenarios of natural ventilation using a Discrete Pha

SUBMITTER: de-Lemos-Medina L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12329015 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature