[HTML][HTML] Indoor air humidity revisited: Impact on acute symptoms, work productivity, and risk of influenza and COVID-19 infection

P Wolkoff - International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent epidemiological and experimental findings reconfirm that low indoor air humidity (dry
air) increases the prevalence of acute eye and airway symptoms in offices, result in lower …

Health, work performance, and risk of infection in office-like environments: The role of indoor temperature, air humidity, and ventilation

P Wolkoff, K Azuma, P Carrer - International Journal of Hygiene and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Epidemiological and experimental studies have revealed the effects of the room
temperature, indoor air humidity, and ventilation on human health, work and cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on the role of relative humidity in airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments

A Ahlawat, A Wiedensohler, SK Mishra - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2020 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACT COVID-19 disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2), which originated in Wuhan, China and spread with an astonishing rate …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor air humidity, air quality, and health–An overview

P Wolkoff - International journal of hygiene and environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a long-standing dispute about indoor air humidity and perceived indoor air quality
(IAQ) and associated health effects. Complaints about sensory irritation in eyes and upper …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor air quality and COVID-19

MYZ Abouleish - Public Health, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Deterioration of indoor air quality (IAQ) might result from the current home isolation
requirement that is in place to reduce the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

A review of strategies and their effectiveness in reducing indoor airborne transmission and improving indoor air quality

AN Nair, P Anand, A George, N Mondal - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission arises through the inhalation of aerosol droplets exhaled by an
infected person and is now thought to be the primary transmission route of COVID-19. Thus …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable solutions for indoor pollution abatement during COVID phase: A critical study on current technologies & challenges

S Patial, M Nazim, AAP Khan, P Raizada… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The appearance of the contagious virus COVID-19, several revelations and environmental
health experts punctually predicted the possibly disastrous public health complications of …

Ten questions concerning the paradox of minimizing airborne transmission of infectious aerosols in densely occupied spaces via sustainable ventilation and other …

N Ghaddar, K Ghali - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne disease transmission in indoor spaces and resulting cross-contamination has been
a topic of broad concern for years–especially recently with the outbreak of COVID-19. Global …

Associative evidence for the potential of humidification as a non-pharmaceutical intervention for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 transmission

GH Keetels, L Godderis, BJH van de Wiel - Journal of Exposure …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Both influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses show a strong seasonal spreading in
temperate regions. Several studies indicated that changes in indoor humidity could be one …