An overview on the role of relative humidity in airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments

A Ahlawat, A Wiedensohler, SK Mishra - Aerosol and air quality research, 2020 - Springer
COVID-19 disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2), which originated in Wuhan, China and spread with an astonishing rate across the …

Respiratory aerosols and droplets in the transmission of infectious diseases

ML Pöhlker, C Pöhlker, OO Krüger, JD Förster… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Knowing the physicochemical properties of exhaled droplets and aerosol particles is a
prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the …

The efficacy of social distance and ventilation effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 transmission

C Sun, Z Zhai - Sustainable cities and society, 2020 - Elsevier
Social distancing and ventilation were emphasized broadly to control the ongoing pandemic
COVID-19 in confined spaces. Rationales behind these two strategies, however, were …

Inward and outward effectiveness of cloth masks, a surgical mask, and a face shield

J Pan, C Harb, W Leng, LC Marr - Aerosol Science and Technology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We evaluated the effectiveness of 11 face coverings for material filtration efficiency, inward
protection efficiency on a manikin, and outward protection efficiency on a manikin. At the …

Association of COVID-19 pandemic with meteorological parameters over Singapore

SK Pani, NH Lin, S RavindraBabu - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Meteorological parameters are the critical factors affecting the transmission of infectious
diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Severe Acute Respiratory …

Model calculations of aerosol transmission and infection risk of COVID-19 in indoor environments

J Lelieveld, F Helleis, S Borrmann, Y Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The role of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 viruses in airborne transmission of COVID-19 has
been debated. The aerosols are transmitted through breathing and vocalization by infectious …

Evaluation of decontamination methods for commercial and alternative respirator and mask materials–view from filtration aspect

Q Ou, C Pei, SC Kim, E Abell, DYH Pui - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the filtration performance of three commercially available (3M
8210 respirator, Halyard 48207 surgical mask, and 3M 1820 procedure mask) and two …

Demystifying a possible relationship between COVID-19, air quality and meteorological factors: evidence from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

NF Suhaimi, J Jalaludin, MT Latif - Aerosol and air quality research, 2020 - aaqr.org
Air pollution is the culprit to yearly millions of deaths worldwide, deteriorating human health.
What is not yet clear is the impact of environmental factors on susceptibility to getting …

[HTML][HTML] Collection of SARS-CoV-2 virus from the air of a clinic within a university student health care center and analyses of the viral genomic sequence

JA Lednicky, SN Shankar, MA Elbadry… - Aerosol and air …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The progression of COVID-19 worldwide can be tracked by identifying mutations within the
genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 that occur as a function of time. Such efforts currently …

The impact of movement control order (MCO) during pandemic COVID-19 on local air quality in an urban area of Klang valley, Malaysia

MSM Nadzir, MCG Ooi, KM Alhasa, MAA Bakar… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2020 - Springer
The world is currently going through the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused hundreds of
thousands of deaths in just a few months. Considering the need for lockdown measures …