Why airborne transmission hasn't been conclusive in case of COVID-19? An atmospheric science perspective

K Ram, RC Thakur, DK Singh, K Kawamura… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission is one of the routes for the spread of COVID-19 which is caused by
inhalation of smaller droplets 1 containing SARS-CoV-2 (ie, either virus-laden particulate …

What is the relationship between indoor air quality parameters and airborne microorganisms in hospital environments? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

W Hiwar, MF King, F Shuweihdi, LA Fletcher… - Indoor …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Airborne microorganisms in hospitals have been associated with several hospital‐acquired
infections (HAIs), and various measures of indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters such as …

Indoor particulate matter during HOMEChem: Concentrations, size distributions, and exposures

S Patel, S Sankhyan, EK Boedicker… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
It is important to improve our understanding of exposure to particulate matter (PM) in
residences because of associated health risks. The HOMEChem campaign was conducted …

Strain-resolved analysis of hospital rooms and infants reveals overlap between the human and room microbiome

B Brooks, MR Olm, BA Firek, R Baker… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Preterm infants exhibit different microbiome colonization patterns relative to full-term infants,
and it is speculated that the hospital room environment may contribute to infant microbiome …

Clothing-mediated exposures to chemicals and particles

D Licina, GC Morrison, G Bekö… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
A growing body of evidence identifies clothing as an important mediator of human exposure
to chemicals and particles, which may have public health significance. This paper reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor air quality investigation before and after relocation to WELL-certified office buildings

D Licina, S Langer - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollutant exposure in workplace environments has been associated with health and
cognitive outcomes of workers. While green building certification programs have been …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of indicators for personal exposure and occupancy in offices by using smart sensors

S Yun, D Licina - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the advent of smart building sensors, real-time methods for capturing inhalation
exposure and occupancy are limited. This study utilized stationary and wearable …

[HTML][HTML] Size-resolved inhalation intake fractions for particles released from human activities in residential indoor environments

D Licina, BE Boor - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Inhalation exposure to elevated concentrations of airborne particulate matter is a public
health concern. Assessment of exposure can be enhanced through better knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Transformational IoT sensing for air pollution and thermal exposures

J Pantelic, N Nazarian, C Miller, F Meggers… - Frontiers in Built …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Today's cities encounter significant challenges concerning urbanization and population
growth, resource availability, and climate change. Concurrently, unparalleled datasets are …

Emission rates and the personal cloud effect associated with particle release from the perihuman environment

D Licina, Y Tian, WW Nazaroff - Indoor air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inhalation exposure to elevated particulate matter levels is correlated with deleterious health
and well‐being outcomes. Despite growing evidence that identifies humans as sources of …