• Anirban chaudhuri
• Subarna bhattacharyya

Tagore's Museum and Central library of Jadavpur University in Kolkata were selected for the monitoring of bioaerosols during the monsoon period from July 2018 to September 2018 by Two-Stage Viable Andersen Cascade Impactor. A total of 6 different fungal species were obtained. Each fungal species were viewed under Foldscope Microscope with 140x magnification. The most dominated fungal species were Aspergillus sp. (56.75%) followed by Penicillium sp. (27.02%), Curvularia sp. (5.40%), Trichoderma sp. (5.40%), Cladosporium sp. (2.70%) and Diasporium sp. (2.70%). These fungi were thought to be responsible for the biodeterioration of paper, paintings, and wooden sculptures, building materials and also allergen for the people working in the sampling location. The total fungal load (176 CFU/m3) was above the recommended level of microbial contamination given by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Guidelines (100 CFU/m3) but below the World Health Organization Guidelines (500 CFU/m3). Application of Foldscope for regular monitoring in both museum and library may be helpful for assessment of indoor environment quality.

Biodeterioration, museum, library, Foldscope, spot monitoring, fungal loads

"Foldscopic visualization and identification of Airborne Fungi in Museum and Library Environment", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.838-841, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907876.pdf

"Foldscopic visualization and identification of Airborne Fungi in Museum and Library Environment", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp838-841, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907876.pdf