Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned

SJR da Silva, JCF do Nascimento… - ACS infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible
and virulent human-infecting coronavirus that emerged in late December 2019 in Wuhan …

A review on measurements of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in air in outdoor and indoor environments: Implication for airborne transmission

A Dinoi, M Feltracco, D Chirizzi, S Trabucco… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been object of debate in the scientific community
since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. This mechanism of transmission could arise …

The role of outdoor and indoor air quality in the spread of SARS-CoV-2: Overview and recommendations by the research group on COVID-19 and particulate matter …

P Piscitelli, A Miani, L Setti, G De Gennaro… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are important questions surrounding the potential contribution of outdoor and indoor
air quality in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and perpetuation of COVID-19 epidemic …

SARS-CoV-2 survival on surfaces and the effect of UV-C light

A Gidari, S Sabbatini, S Bastianelli, S Pierucci, C Busti… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to establish the persistence of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on inanimate surfaces such as plastic, stainless steel, and …

Indoor aerosol science aspects of SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission

WW Nazaroff - Indoor Air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge about person‐to‐person transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 is reviewed,
emphasizing three components: emission of virus‐containing particles and drops from …

Artificial intelligence in surveillance, diagnosis, drug discovery and vaccine development against COVID-19

G Arora, J Joshi, RS Mandal, N Shrivastava, R Virmani… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
As of August 6th, 2021, the World Health Organization has notified 200.8 million laboratory-
confirmed infections and 4.26 million deaths from COVID-19, making it the worst pandemic …

Various advanced wastewater treatment methods to remove microplastics and prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to airborne microplastics

S Zahmatkesh, JJ Klemeš, A Bokhari, C Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and SARS-CoV-2 interact due to their widespread presence in
our environment and affect the virus' behaviour indoors and outdoors. Therefore, it is …

Shaping the subway microbiome through probiotic-based sanitation during the COVID-19 emergency: A pre–post case–control study

M D'Accolti, I Soffritti, F Bini, E Mazziga, C Cason… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the extent to which the public
transportation environment, such as in subways, may be important for the transmission of …

How long do bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses retain their replication capacity on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review examining environmental resilience …

A Kramer, F Lexow, A Bludau, AM Köster… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
In healthcare settings, contaminated surfaces play an important role in the transmission of
nosocomial pathogens potentially resulting in healthcare-associated infections (HAI) …

Aging of colloidal contaminants and pathogens in the soil environment: Implications for nanoplastic and COVID‐19 risk mitigation

L Wang, Z Hu, H Yin, SA Bradford… - Soil Use and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal contaminants and pathogens are widely distributed in soil, whose tiny sizes and
distinct surface properties render unique environmental behaviours. Because of aging …