Impact of building ventilation systems and habitual indoor incense burning on SARS-CoV-2 virus transmissions in Middle Eastern countries

P Amoatey, H Omidvarborna, MS Baawain… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Majority of countries across the globe have employed improving building ventilation,
quarantine, social distancing, and disinfections as a general measure of preventing SARS …

Improving indoor air quality through an air purifier able to reduce aerosol particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs): Experimental results

P Fermo, B Artíñano, G De Gennaro, AM Pantaleo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The adverse effects of fine particulate matter (PM) and many volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) on human health are well known. Fine particles are, in fact, those most capable of …

Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

JW Tang, WP Bahnfleth, PM Bluyssen… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused untold
disruption throughout the world. Understanding the mechanisms for transmission of severe …

Seamless numerical analysis of transient infectious droplet dispersion and inhalation exposure-In silico study

T Nishihara, H Li, K Kuga, K Ito - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
To address the problem of airborne transmission caused by droplets/droplet nuclei
containing infectious viruses such as influenza A, tuberculosis, and SARS-CoV-2, the …

[HTML][HTML] Global implications of bio-aerosol in pandemic

S Gautam, U Trivedi - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2020 - Springer
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus which is suspected to be initiated from Wuhan
city of China has been an immediate and urgent concern globally due to its rapid …

[HTML][HTML] An imperative need for research on the role of environmental factors in transmission of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

G Qu, X Li, L Hu, G Jiang - 2020 - ACS Publications
In the last two decades, the emergence of viral epidemics poses great threats to human
health and society. These infectious viruses have been identified as hemorrhagic fever …

COVID-19, the built environment, and health

H Frumkin - Environmental health perspectives, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Since the dawn of cities, the built environment has both affected infectious
disease transmission and evolved in response to infectious diseases. COVID-19 illustrates …

Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses

CC Wang, KA Prather, J Sznitman, JL Jimenez… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Exposure to droplets produced in the coughs and sneezes of infected
individuals or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces (fomites) have been widely …

[HTML][HTML] The emission and dynamics of droplets from human expiratory activities and COVID-19 transmission in public transport system: A review

Q Wang, J Gu, T An - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The public transport system, containing a large number of passengers in enclosed and
confined spaces, provides suitable conditions for the spread of respiratory diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Hypothesis: SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission is predominated by the short‐range airborne route and exacerbated by poor ventilation

Y Li - Indoor Air, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It is currently unclear whether a predominant route exists for the transmission of severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen responsible for the …