[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: State of the knowledge and research needs

M Kitajima, W Ahmed, K Bibby, A Carducci… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been a Public Health …

Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in feces and urine and its potential role in person-to-person transmission and the environment-based spread of COVID-19

DL Jones, MQ Baluja, DW Graham, A Corbishley… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in feces has led to speculation that it can be
transmitted via the fecal-oral/ocular route. This review aims to critically evaluate the …

Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Y Cheng, N Ma, C Witt, S Rapp, PS Wild, MO Andreae… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Airborne transmission by droplets and aerosols is important for the spread of viruses. Face
masks are a well-established preventive measure, but their effectiveness for mitigating …

A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection

L Morawska, J Allen, W Bahnfleth, PM Bluyssen… - Science, 2021 - science.org
There is great disparity in the way we think about and address different sources of
environmental infection. Governments have for decades promulgated a large amount of …

A guideline to limit indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19

MZ Bazant, JWM Bush - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The current revival of the American economy is being predicated on social distancing,
specifically the Six-Foot Rule, a guideline that offers little protection from pathogen-bearing …

Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event

SL Miller, WW Nazaroff, JL Jimenez, A Boerstra… - Indoor …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract During the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic, an outbreak occurred following attendance
of a symptomatic index case at a weekly rehearsal on 10 March of the Skagit Valley Chorale …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of airborne viral emission: Quanta emission rate of SARS-CoV-2 for infection risk assessment

G Buonanno, L Stabile, L Morawska - Environment international, 2020 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission is a pathway of contagion that is still not sufficiently investigated
despite the evidence in the scientific literature of the role it can play in the context of an …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative assessment of the risk of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection: prospective and retrospective applications

G Buonanno, L Morawska, L Stabile - Environment international, 2020 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission is a recognized pathway of contagion; however, it is rarely
quantitatively evaluated. The numerous outbreaks that have occurred during the SARS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Bogler, A Packman, A Furman, A Gross… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted public health and the worldwide economy.
Converging evidence from the current pandemic, previous outbreaks and controlled …

Endonasal instrumentation and aerosolization risk in the era of COVID‐19: simulation, literature review, and proposed mitigation strategies

AD Workman, DB Welling, BS Carter… - International forum of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background International experience with coronavirus 2019 (COVID‐19) suggests it poses a
significant risk of infectious transmission to skull base surgeons, due to high nasal viral titers …