The role of disinfectants and sanitizers during COVID-19 pandemic: advantages and deleterious effects on humans and the environment

K Dhama, SK Patel, R Kumar, R Masand… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Disinfectants and sanitizers are essential preventive agents against the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; however, the pandemic crisis was marred by undue hype …

Comprehensive insight into triclosan—from widespread occurrence to health outcomes

M Milanović, L Đurić, N Milošević, N Milić - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Humans are exposed to the variety of emerging environmental pollutant in everyday life. The
special concern is paid to endocrine disrupting chemicals especially to triclosan which could …

Application of IoT in healthcare: keys to implementation of the sustainable development goals

A Verdejo Espinosa, JL Lopez, F Mata Mata… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
We live in complex times in the health, social, political, and energy spheres, and we must be
aware of and implement new trends in intelligent social health systems powered by the …

Fabrication of air filters with advanced filtration performance for removal of viral aerosols and control the spread of COVID-19

S Mallakpour, E Azadi, CM Hussain - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 is caused via the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a lipid-based enveloped virus with spike-
like projections. At present, the global epidemic of COVID-19 continues and waves of SARS …

Bioaerosols in the atmosphere: A comprehensive review on detection methods, concentration and influencing factors

Z Huang, X Yu, Q Liu, T Maki, K Alam, Y Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, especially since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-
19), the effects of atmospheric bioaerosols on human health, the environment, and climate …

“SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted by particulate air pollution”: Misinterpretations of statistical data, skewed citation practices, and misuse of specific terminology spreading …

A Ishmatov - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
In epidemiology, there are still outdated myths associated with the spread of respiratory
infections. Recently, we have witnessed the origination of a new misconception, to the effect …

Control technology of pathogenic biological aerosol: Review and prospect

H Zhao, X Kong, W Yao, X Fei, J Zhao, S Zhao… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The frequent occurrence of highly infectious diseases in recent years has posed a serious
threat to human life and public health safety and has received close attention from …

Plasma air filtration system for intercepting and inactivation of pathogenic microbial aerosols

J Li, H Gao, C Lan, L Nie, D Liu, X Lu… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pathogenic microbial aerosols (PMAs) are significant environmental hazards in built
environments, posing a major threat to human health. To combat this issue, we have …

Association of COVID-19 transmission with high levels of ambient pollutants: Initiation and impact of the inflammatory response on cardiopulmonary disease

A Lai, ML Chang, RP O'Donnell, C Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ambient air pollution contributes to 7 million premature deaths annually. Concurrently, the
ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, complicated with S-protein …

Air pollution and COVID-19: a possible dangerous synergy for male fertility

L Montano, F Donato, PM Bianco, G Lettieri… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several studies indicate that semen quality has strongly declined in the last decades
worldwide. Air pollution represents a significant co-factor with the COVID-19 impact and has …