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Table 2 Assessment of microbiological air contamination and surface colonization inside buildings

From: Assessment of biological colonization of historic buildings in the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp

Type of barrack

Barrack no.

Total number of microorganisms in the air [CFU/m3]

Type of surface

Total number of microorganisms on the surface [CFU/100 cm2]

Brick barracks

B-70

4.2 × 103 ± 1.2 × 103

load-bearing wall

10 cm above floor

1.4 × 102 ± 2.3 × 101

100 cm above floor

3.6 × 102 ± 3.4 × 102

160 cm above floor

5.5 × 102 ± 2.4 × 102

210 cm above floor

2.2 × 102 ± 2.8 × 101

partition wall

2.9 × 102 ± 2.2 × 102

bunk bed

2.0 × 103 ± 8.8 × 102

door frame

3.7 × 101 ± 5.2 × 101

B-113

2.6 × 103 ± 1.6 × 103

load-bearing wall

10 cm above floor

6.5 × 102 ± 5.8 × 102

100 cm above floor

2.1 × 101 ± 3.0 × 101

160 cm above floor

1.2 × 101 ± 1.7 × 101

210 cm above floor

8.0 ± 2.5

bunk bed

2.0 × 102 ± 1.2 × 102

door frame

9.5 × 101 ± 1.3 × 102

floor

2.3 × 103 ± 6.6 × 102

ceiling

6.0 × 101 ± 8.5 × 101

B-114

1.6 × 103 ± 4.0 × 102

load-bearing wall

10 cm above floor

9.9 × 101 ± 1.4 × 102

100 cm above floor

1.2 × 102 ± 1.7 × 102

160 cm above floor

6.5 × 101 ± 9.2 × 101

210 cm above floor

4.2 × 101 ± 5.9 × 101

bunk bed

1.5 × 102 ± 2.1 × 102

door frame

5.9 × 102 ± 1.9 × 102

floor

2.7 × 103 ± 9.3 × 102

B-124

3.5 × 103 ± 2.9 × 103

load-bearing wall

10 cm above floor

5.9 × 102 ± 8.3 × 102

100 cm above floor

2.3 × 102 ± 3.2 × 102

160 cm above floor

8.0 ± 2.5

210 cm above floor

2.7 × 101 ± 3.7 × 101

partition wall

1.2 × 102 ± 1.7 × 102

bunk bed

9.2 ± 6.5

door frame

4.6 × 102 ± 4.8 × 102

Wooden barracks

B-159

3.6 × 103 ± 2.0 × 103

load-bearing wall

 

5.8 × 101 ± 8.2 × 101

2.2 × 101 ± 3.1 × 101

beam

8.7 × 102 ± 6.8 × 102

B-169

1.2 × 104 ± 1.4 × 104

partition wall

 

4.9 × 101 ± 6.9 × 101

beam

1.0 × 102 ± 1.5 × 102

bunk bed

1.9 × 102 ± 1.5 × 102

stove

1.3 × 102 ± 9.0 × 101