On-site airborne pathogen detection for infection risk mitigation

G Qiu, X Zhang, AJ deMello, M Yao, J Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Human-infecting pathogens that transmit through the air pose a significant threat to public
health. As a prominent instance, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Toilet hygiene—review and research needs

SE Abney, KR Bright, J McKinney… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The goal of good toilet hygiene is minimizing the potential for pathogen transmission.
Control of odours is also socially important and believed to be a societal measure of …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in public washrooms: A systematic review

S Vardoulakis, DAE Oyarce, E Donner - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The risk of infectious disease transmission in public washrooms causes
concern particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This systematic review aims …

Enrichment of scavenged particles in jet drops determined by bubble size and particle position

L Dubitsky, O McRae, JC Bird - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
When small bubbles rupture in a contaminated water source, the resulting liquid jet breaks
up into droplets that can aerosolize solid particulates such as bacteria, viruses, and …

Commercial toilets emit energetic and rapidly spreading aerosol plumes

JP Crimaldi, AC True, KG Linden, MT Hernandez… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Aerosols can transmit infectious diseases including SARS-CoV-2, influenza and norovirus.
Flushed toilets emit aerosols that spread pathogens contained in feces, but little is known …

Comparing bioaerosol emission after flushing in squat and bidet toilets: Quantitative microbial risk assessment for defecation and hand washing postures

W Ali, D An, Y Yang, B Cui, J Ma, H Zhu, M Li… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Indoor bathroom is an essential place in daily human life, and the toilet in it releases
bioaerosols with varying emission characteristics, having a noticeable influence on human …

Spread of flushing-generated fecal aerosols in a squat toilet cubicle: Implication for infection risk

D Luo, J Huang, X Zheng, F Liu, Y Li, Y Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Toilet flushing generates and spread fecal aerosols, potentially leading to infection
transmission risk. Squat toilets are widely used in public restrooms in some Asian countries …

Ventilation reconstruction in bathrooms for restraining hazardous plume: Mitigate COVID-19 and beyond

JX Wang, Z Wu, H Wang, M Zhong, Y Mao, Y Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Converging evidence reports that the probability of vertical transmission patterns via shared
drainage systems, may be responsible for the huge contactless community outbreak in high …

[HTML][HTML] How severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 aerosol propagates through the age-specific upper airways

MS Islam, P Larpruenrudee, SC Saha… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 causes significant respirational health problems,
including high mortality rates worldwide. The deadly corona virus-containing aerosol enters …

On the critical role of human feces and public toilets in the transmission of COVID-19: Evidence from China

Q Wang, L Liu - Sustainable cities and society, 2021 - Elsevier
The surprising spread speed of the COVID-19 pandemic creates an urgent need for
investigating the transmission chain or transmission pattern of COVID-19 beyond the …