Viral infection transmission and indoor air quality: A systematic review

Z Alqarni, Y Rezgui, I Petri, A Ghoroghi - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Respiratory disease transmission in indoor environments presents persistent challenges for
health authorities, as exemplified by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. This underscores the …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing COVID-19 contagion through the HVAC systems by reviewing indoor airborne nature of infectious microbes: Will an innovative air recirculation …

A Sodiq, MA Khan, M Naas, A Amhamed - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
As the world continues to grapple with the reality of coronavirus disease, global research
communities are racing to develop practical solutions to adjust to the new challenges. One …

Novel aerosol detection platform for SARS‑CoV‑2: Based on specific magnetic nanoparticles adsorption sampling and digital droplet PCR detection

H Chen, X Ma, X Zhang, G Hu, Y Deng, S Li… - Chinese Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The SARS‑CoV‑2 virus is released from an infectious source (such as a sick person) and
adsorbed on aerosols, which can form pathogenic microorganism aerosols, which can affect …

Evaluating SARS‐CoV‐2 airborne quanta transmission and exposure risk in a mechanically ventilated multizone office building

S Yan, LL Wang, MJ Birnkrant, J Zhai, SL Miller - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The world has faced tremendous challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020,
and effective clean air strategies that mitigate infectious risks indoors have become more …

Monitoring carbon dioxide to quantify the risk of indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19

MZ Bazant, O Kodio, AE Cohen, K Khan, Z Gu… - Flow, 2021 - cambridge.org
A new guideline for mitigating indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19 prescribes a limit
on the time spent in a shared space with an infected individual (Bazant & Bush, Proceedings …

Towards improved social distancing guidelines: Space and time dependence of virus transmission from speech-driven aerosol transport between two individuals

F Yang, AA Pahlavan, S Mendez, M Abkarian… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
It is now recognized that aerosol transport contributes to the transmission of the SARS-CoV-
2 virus. Here, we improve existing social distancing guidelines for airborne pathogens …

Quantifying the COVID19 infection risk due to droplet/aerosol inhalation

R Bale, A Iida, M Yamakawa, CG Li, M Tsubokura - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The dose-response model has been widely used for quantifying the risk of infection of
airborne diseases like COVID-19. The model has been used in the room-average analysis …

The impact of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning design features on the transmission of viruses, including the 2019 novel coronavirus: A systematic review of …

GM Thornton, BA Fleck, N Fleck, E Kroeker… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Respiratory viruses are capable of transmitting via an aerosol route. Emerging evidence
suggests that SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19 can be spread through airborne …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 RNA signal in a home with COVID-19 positive occupants

JP Maestre, D Jarma, FY Jia-Rong, JA Siegel… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although many COVID-19 patients isolate and recover at home, the dispersal of SARS-CoV-
2 onto surfaces and dust within the home environment remains poorly understood. To …

Superspreading Events Without Superspreaders: Using High Attack Rate Events to Estimate Nº for Airborne Transmission of COVID-19

M Prentiss, A Chu, KK Berggren - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
We study transmission of COVID-19 using five well-documented case studies–a Washington
state church choir, a Korean call center, a Korean exercise class, and two different Chinese …