A review on airborne microorganisms in particulate matters: Composition, characteristics and influence factors

Y Zhai, X Li, T Wang, B Wang, C Li, G Zeng - Environment international, 2018 - Elsevier
Airborne microorganisms (AM), vital components of particulate matters (PM), are widespread
in the atmosphere. Since some AM have pathogenicity, they can lead to a wide range of …

Indoor particulate matter in urban households: sources, pathways, characteristics, health effects, and exposure mitigation

L Zhang, C Ou, D Magana-Arachchi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets suspended
in the air with varying size, shape, and chemical composition which intensifies significant …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements in the measurement of pathogenic airborne viruses

J Bhardwaj, S Hong, J Jang, CH Han, J Lee… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Air-transmissible pathogenic viruses, such as influenza viruses and coronaviruses, are
some of the most fatal strains and spread rapidly by air, necessitating quick and stable …

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 …, 2023 - 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 …

Characteristics of total airborne microbes at various air quality levels

Z Xie, Y Li, R Lu, W Li, C Fan, P Liu, J Wang… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioaerosol significantly affect air quality and public health. However, limited information on
bioaerosol at various levels of air quality over a long-term period has prevented our proper …

Airborne bacterial communities in the poultry farm and their relevance with environmental factors and antibiotic resistance genes

X Xu, W Zhou, C Xie, Y Zhu, W Tang, X Zhou… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The accelerating occurrence and environmental dissemination of bacteria, gas pollutants
and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in aerosols of poultry farms have become emerging …

Bioaerosols in the landfill environment: an overview of microbial diversity and potential health hazards

AT Nair - Aerobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Landfilling is one of the indispensable parts of solid waste management in various countries.
Solid waste disposed of in landfill sites provides nutrients for the proliferation of pathogenic …

Effect of dust storms on the atmospheric microbiome in the Eastern Mediterranean

Y Mazar, E Cytryn, Y Erel, Y Rudich - Environmental science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We evaluated the impact of Saharan dust storms on the local airborne microbiome in a city
in the Eastern Mediterranean area. Samples of particles with diameter less than 10 μm were …

Rapid airborne influenza virus quantification using an antibody-based electrochemical paper sensor and electrostatic particle concentrator

J Bhardwaj, MW Kim, J Jang - Environmental science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Airborne influenza viruses are responsible for serious respiratory diseases, and most
detection methods for airborne viruses are based on extraction of nucleic acids. Herein …