THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AIR POLLUTION ELEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROORGANISMS: DURRES, ALBANIA EXAMPLE

The bacteria’s are the main causers of the upper respiratory tract infection. the knowledge of the etiology and behaviour of the bacteria’s is so important and especially the correlation of factors of the air pollution with bacteria’s. upper respiratory tract infection (uri) represents the most common acute illness evaluated in the outpatient setting. the upper respiratory tract includes the sinuses, nasal passages, pharynx, and larynx, which serve as gateways to the trachea, bronchi, and pulmonary alveolar spaces. rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, epiglottises, laryngitis, and tracheitis are specific manifestations of uris. we have studied the most air pollution areas, in durres, and the cases with upper respiratory tract infection. microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi are important as an index of the environment. samples were estimated during 2010-2011, in durres city in 4 sites, the most pollution locations of the city. the level of lgs has been 214 μg m-3 and for pm has been 108 μg m^-3. the result of the microorganisms isolations in the airborn microorganisms have been s. aureus (285 kob/min), s. epidermidis (263 kob /min), s. β hemolitic (200,4 kob/min), bacillus sp. (198 kob/min), candida sp. (138 kob/min). the common bacteria’s from biological samples from the people who suffered from the illness caused by airborne microorganisms have been s. aureus (10%) and s. β hemolytic (14%). the highest percentage of the bacteria is during the warm and wet period, may and june. s. aureus is in the highest percentage of the females (5.4%), while s. β hemolitic is of the males (7.8%). the analyses showed the linkage between the air pollution elements and airborne microorganisms which are the important causers of the different diseases in the up respiratory tract.