Bioaerosols in the Earth system: Climate, health, and ecosystem interactions

J Fröhlich-Nowoisky, CJ Kampf, B Weber… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aerosols of biological origin play a vital role in the Earth system, particularly in the
interactions between atmosphere, biosphere, climate, and public health. Airborne bacteria …

Airborne bioaerosols and their impact on human health

KH Kim, E Kabir, SA Jahan - Journal of Environmental sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioaerosols consist of aerosols originated biologically such as metabolites, toxins, or
fragments of microorganisms that are present ubiquitously in the environment. International …

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 …, 2024 - 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 …

Airborne bacteria in a wastewater treatment plant: emission characterization, source analysis and health risk assessment

K Yang, L Li, Y Wang, S Xue, Y Han, J Liu - Water Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are major sources of airborne bacteria, which could
pose health risks to WWTP workers and surrounding residents. In this study, air samples …

Interventions to reduce contaminated aerosols produced during dental procedures for preventing infectious diseases

SK Nagraj, P Eachempati, M Paisi… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Many dental procedures produce aerosols (droplets, droplet nuclei and
splatter) that harbour various pathogenic micro‐organisms and may pose a risk for the …

A review on recent progress in observations, and health effects of bioaerosols

C Humbal, S Gautam, U Trivedi - Environment International, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioaerosol is a particulate mixture of solid and semi-solid matter combined with biotic matter
like pollens, microbes and their fragments. The present review stresses on a cumulative …

Bioaerosol sampling: Classical approaches, advances, and perspectives

G Mainelis - Aerosol Science and Technology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Bioaerosol sampling is an essential and integral part of any bioaerosol investigation. Since
bioaerosols are very diverse in terms of their sizes, species, biological properties, and …

[HTML][HTML] Pollution profiles of antibiotic resistance genes associated with airborne opportunistic pathogens from typical area, Pearl River Estuary and their exposure risk …

Z Liang, Y Yu, Z Ye, G Li, W Wang, T An - Environment International, 2020 - Elsevier
To reveal the selective pressures of near-shore human activities on marine and continental
bioaerosols, the pollution profile and potential exposure risk of airborne pathogens and …

Bioaerosol sampling: sampling mechanisms, bioefficiency and field studies

CW Haig, WG Mackay, JT Walker, C Williams - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2016 - Elsevier
Investigations into the suspected airborne transmission of pathogens in healthcare
environments have posed a challenge to researchers for more than a century. With each …

A review of the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols and its monitoring methods

G Lee, K Yoo - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2022 - Springer
Despite significant public health concerns regarding infectious diseases in air environments,
potentially harmful microbiological indicators, such as antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in …