Nanofibrous filters: A promising solution for the efficient capture of polydisperse viral aerosols [0.03%]
纳米纤维过滤器:有效捕获多分散病毒气溶胶的有前景解决方案
Aleksandr Fadeev,Kevin Crown,Sean Kinahan et al.
Aleksandr Fadeev et al.
This study investigates the effectiveness of electrospun nanofibrous filters in capturing polydisperse virus-containing aerosols and the subsequent release of viruses, in comparison with standard commercial filters used in respirators, mili...
Concentrating viable airborne pathogens using a virtual impactor with a compact water-based condensation air sampler [0.03%]
采用微型撞击器与便携式冷凝空气采样仪结合浓缩空气中活病毒颗粒
William B Vass,Sripriya Nannu Shankar,John A Lednicky et al.
William B Vass et al.
Pathogens can be collected from air and detected in samples by many methods. However, merely detecting pathogens does not answer whether they can spread disease. To fully assess health risks from exposure to airborne pathogens, the infectiv...
Compact, high-flow, water-based, turbulent-mixing, condensation aerosol concentrator for collection of spot samples [0.03%]
一种用于采集定点样品的紧凑型高效水基湍流混合冷凝气溶胶浓缩器
Orthodoxia Zervaki,Dionysios D Dionysiou,Pramod Kulkarni
Orthodoxia Zervaki
A new high-flow, compact aerosol concentrator, using rapid, turbulent mixing to grow aerosol particles into droplets for dry spot sample collection, has been designed and tested. The "TCAC (Turbulent-mixing, Condensation Aerosol Concentrato...
James Ouimette,W Patrick Arnott,Philip Laven et al.
James Ouimette et al.
Most evaluations of low-cost aerosol sensors have focused on their measurement bias compared to regulatory monitors. Few evaluations have applied fundamental principles of aerosol science to increase our understanding of how such sensors wo...
Development of air purifier operation guidelines using grey box models for the concentrations of particulate matter in elementary school classrooms [0.03%]
基于中小学教室颗粒物浓度的灰箱模型开发空气净化器操作指南
Sowoo Park,Doosam Song,Young Min Jo et al.
Sowoo Park et al.
Considering the hazardous effects of particulate matter (PM) exposure on students and teachers and the high PM concentration issue in South Korea, air purifiers have recently been installed in most classrooms to improve air quality. However...
Evaluation of a non-dispersive infrared spectrometer for quantifying organic and elemental carbon in diesel particulate matter [0.03%]
评估用于定量柴油颗粒物中有机碳和元素碳的非分散红外光谱仪性能
David A Parks,Yongli Zhao,Peter R Griffiths et al.
David A Parks et al.
Diesel particulate matter (DPM) is a common and well-known health hazard in the mining environment. The regulatory method for monitoring both the organic and elemental carbon (OC, EC) portions of DPM is a laboratory-based thermal-optical me...
Correlation gas chromatography and two-dimensional volatility basis methods to predict gas-particle partitioning for e-cigarette aerosols [0.03%]
相关性气相色谱法和二维挥发性基础方法预测电子烟气溶胶的气相-粒相分配行为
Linhui Tian,Wonsik Woo,Alexa Canchola et al.
Linhui Tian et al.
E-cigarette aerosols contain a complex mixture of harmful and potentially harmful chemicals. Once released into the environment, they evolve and become new sources of indoor air pollutants that could pose a significant threat to both users ...
Air Change Rate and SARS-CoV-2 Exposure in Hospitals and Residences: A Meta-Analysis [0.03%]
住院及居家环境中的空气交换率与新冠病毒暴露风险的meta分析研究
Yuetong Zhang,Sripriya Nannu Shankar,William B Vass et al.
Yuetong Zhang et al.
As SARS-CoV-2 swept across the globe, increased ventilation and implementation of air cleaning were emphasized by the US CDC and WHO as important strategies to reduce the risk of inhalation exposure to the virus. To assess whether higher ve...
The BioCascade Impactor: A novel device for direct collection of size-fractionated bioaerosols into liquid medium [0.03%]
一种新型生物气溶胶液相收集装置——BioCascade撞击器
Yuqiao Chen,Jiayi Chen,Sripriya Nannu Shankar et al.
Yuqiao Chen et al.
The ability to collect size-fractionated airborne particles that contain viable bacteria and fungi directly into liquid medium while also maintaining their viability is critical for assessing exposure risks. In this study, we present the Bi...
Impact of test methodology on the efficacy of triethylene glycol (Grignard Pure) against bacteriophage MS2 [0.03%]
测试方法对三乙烯二醇(格氏纯)对抗MS2噬菌体的效力的影响
Katherine M Ratliff,Lukas Oudejans,John Archer et al.
Katherine M Ratliff et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised interest in using chemical air treatments as part of a strategy to reduce the risk of disease transmission, but more information is needed to characterize their efficacy at scales translatable to applied set...