Thinking outside the treatment plant: UV for water distribution system disinfection

KG Linden, N Hull, V Speight - Accounts of chemical research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus This work critically evaluates the current paradigm of water distribution system
management and juxtaposes that with the potential benefits of employing UV irradiation …

An environmental and health perspective for COVID-19 outbreak: meteorology and air quality influence, sewage epidemiology indicator, hospitals disinfection, drug …

D Barcelo - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract This Opinion Paper wishes to provide a summary of recent findings and solutions
for a better understanding of the environmental and health problems associated with COVID …

Present cum future of SARS-CoV-2 virus and its associated control of virus-laden air pollutants leading to potential environmental threat–a global review

S Mukherjee, S Boral, H Siddiqi, A Mishra… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The world is presently infected by the biological fever of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2
virus. The present study is mainly related to the airborne transmission of novel coronavirus …

Self-powered antifouling UVC pipeline sterilizer driven by the discharge stimuli based on the modified freestanding rotary triboelectric nanogenerator

J Chen, P Wang, J Li, C Wang, J Wang, D Zhang… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial fouling and the resulting corrosion in marine environment cause severe economic
and safety problems. It is urgent to develop feasible and efficient methods for controlling …

Comparison of disinfection performance of UVC‐LED and conventional upper‐room UVGI systems

SS Nunayon, H Zhang, ACK Lai - Indoor Air, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We developed a novel, compact upper‐room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation system with
light‐emitting diode sources (UR‐UVGI‐LED) to enhance the disinfection of bioaerosols in …

Exploring the applicability of robot-assisted UV disinfection in radiology

C McGinn, R Scott, N Donnelly, KL Roberts… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The importance of infection control procedures in hospital radiology departments has
become increasingly apparent in recent months as the impact of COVID-19 has spread …

Evaluating the efficacy of a rotating upper-room UVC-LED irradiation device in inactivating aerosolized Escherichia coli under different disinfection ranges, air mixing …

SS Nunayon, M Wang, HH Zhang, ACK Lai - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cost-effective and safe air disinfection methods are urgently needed in various
environmental public settings. A novel UVC-based disinfection system was designed and …

Sanitary installations and wastewater plumbing as reservoir for the long-term circulation and transmission of carbapenemase producing Citrobacter freundii clones in …

H Hamerlinck, A Aerssens, J Boelens… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Accumulating evidence shows a role of the hospital wastewater system in the
spread of multidrug-resistant organisms, such as carbapenemase producing …

Measuring the flushing-generated flow and aerosols in lavatory of commercial aircraft

P Li, TT Zhang, Y Zhang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Lavatory use on commercial aircraft may present a risk of contagion, especially on long-haul
flights. Flushing the toilet can induce a strong sweeping flow, which generates aerosols in …

Experimental evaluation of positive and negative air ions disinfection efficacy under different ventilation duct conditions

SS Nunayon, HH Zhang, X Jin, ACK Lai - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effectiveness of different polarities of ionizers in inactivating
bioaerosols in a duct flow condition. Three bacteria species—Escherichia coli (E. coli) …