Lighting and the indoor microbiome: measuring the effect of LED lighting on E.coli
| dc.contributor.author | Naganuma, Lindsey | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wimer, Isaac | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-26T19:38:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-26T19:38:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description | 10 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The more we learn about natural light’s direct correlation to microbiology and its ability to regulate the production and growth of bacteria, the more the topic brings into question the effect electric light has on indoor microbiomes of the built environment. This research study specifically looks at the effects of different LED light spectrum wavelengths and their effect on Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteria growth. Three residential LED lamps were used to expose plated E.coli to a range in spectrum of three different controlled LED lighting systems, as well as daylighting and their individual effects on the growth of E.coli over the course of 48 hours. The results indicated that LED lighting with high levels of orange and blue light were equally more effective at reducing the viability of E.coli colonies than the daylight levels during the study. Then those results were compared to the light spectrum readings of different artificially light spaces in the Scott Edwards Architecture office. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/25202 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | indoor office | en_US |
| dc.subject | microbiome | en_US |
| dc.subject | LED | en_US |
| dc.subject | lighting | en_US |
| dc.title | Lighting and the indoor microbiome: measuring the effect of LED lighting on E.coli | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |