Aerosol Research

October 15, 2022

Clean Air Crew

July 11, 2022

Whose breath are you breathing? © Radio New Zealand 2022

January 15, 2022

Jarry, Jonathan. “With COVID-19, Air Is Both the Problem and the Solution” Office for Science and Society McGill University,15 Jan 2022

December 2, 2021

“The Coronavirus in a Tiny Drop” The New York Times, Carl Zimmer and Jonathan Corum. Dec. 1, 2021

November 25, 2021

“Ventilation matters: Engineering airflow to avoid spreading COVID-19,” American Institute of Physics

November 2, 2021

“Effect of recirculation zones on the ventilation of a public washroom” Physics of Fluids 33, 117101 (2021)

February 9, 2021

US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 2021. “Ventilation in Buildings.” February 9th, 2021.

February 3, 2021

Azimi, P., Keshavarz, Z., et al. 2021. “Mechanistic transmission modeling of COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess cruise ship demonstrates the importance of aerosol transmission.” PNAS February 23, 2021 118 (8) e2015482118;

January 22, 2021

Here’s what we know about outdoor transmission of COVID-19 during winter

January 20, 2021

Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and risk factors for susceptibility and infectivity in Wuhan: a retrospective observational study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

January 12, 2021

Tang, J.W., Bahnfleth, W.P., et al. 2021. “Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).” Journal of Hospital Infection, Review Article, January 12, 2021.

January 12, 2021

Lednicky, J.A., Lauzardo, M., et al. 2021. “Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from the air in a car driven by a COVID patient with mild illness.” medRxiv 2021.01.12.21249603

January 7, 2021

Johansson, M.A., Quandelacy T.M., Kada S., et al. “SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms.” JAMA Network Open, 2021;4(1):e2035057.

January 4, 2021

LETTER: “Time for government to take aerosol transmission of COVID-19 seriously”

January 2, 2021

Cohn, Karen. 2020. “Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure.” Slideshow, accessed January 3, 2021. (via Twitter @cohnkaren)

December 28, 2020

Port, J.R., Yinda, C.K., et al. 2020. “SARS-CoV-2 disease severity and transmission efficiency is increased for airborne but not fomite exposure in Syrian hamsters.” bioRxiv 2020.12.28.424565

December 27, 2020

Prather, Kimberly A., Marr, Linsey C. et al. 2020. “Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.” Science Vol. 370, Issue 6514, pp. 303-304. 16 Oct 2020.

December 19, 2020

SCIENCE NEWS: “New science reevaluates risks of indoor dining”

December 18, 2020

MacIntyre, C.R. and M.R. Ananda-Rajah. 2020. “Scientific evidence supports aerosol transmission of SARS-COV-2.” Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 9, Article number 202.

December 10, 2020

Hwang, S.E., Chang, J.H., et al. 2020.”Possible Aerosol Transmission of COVID-19 Associated with an Outbreak in an Apartment in Seoul, South Korea, 2020″ International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 16, 2020.

December 7, 2020

Karimzadeh, S., Bhopal, R., et al. 2020. “Review of Infective Dose, Routes of Transmission, and Outcome of COVID-19 Caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus: Comparison with Other Respiratory Viruses.” Preprints 2020, 2020070613

December 4, 2020

Belosi, F., Conte, M., et al. 2020. “On the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in outdoor air and the interaction with pre-existing atmospheric particles.” Environmental Research, Volume 193, 2021, 110603.

November 30, 2020

Kwon, K.S., Park, J.I., et al. 2020. “Evidence of Long-Distance Droplet Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by Direct Air Flow in a Restaurant in Korea.” Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2020 Nov;35(46):e415.

November 26, 2020

Dinklage, F., Ehmann, A., et al. 2020. “Why Is the Risk of Coronavirus Transmission so High Indoors?” Zeit Online, November 26, 2020.

November 25, 2020

ARTICLE: “Airborne Transmission of COVID-19: Aerosol Dispersion, Lung Deposition, and Virus-Receptor Interactions”

November 24, 2020

ARTICLE: “The perspective of fluid flow behavior of respiratory droplets and aerosols through the facemasks in context of SARS-CoV-2”

November 24, 2020

LETTER: “Ventilation not Ventilators”

November 11, 2020

Nissen, Karolina, Janina Krambrich, et al. 2020. “Long-distance airborne dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards.” Scientific Reports, Volume 10, Article 19589

November 4, 2020

“Canada quietly updates COVID-19 guidelines on risk of airborne spread”

November 1, 2020

Lednicky, John A., Michael Lauzardo, et. al. 2020. “Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients” International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Volume 100, pages 476-482.

October 28, 2020

Galloway, Heather, and Javier Salas. 2020. “A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air.” EL PAÍS, October 28, 2020.

October 27, 2020

Kossakovski, Fedor. 2020. “Why some people are superspreaders and how the body emits coronavirus.” National Geographic, October 27, 2020.

October 19, 2020

Kutter, Jasmin S., de Meulder, Dennis et al. 2020. “SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 are transmitted through the air between ferrets over more than one meter distance.” BioRxiv, October 19, 2020.

October 18, 2020

“Summary of the Evidence For and Against the Routes of Transmission of SARS-CoV-2”

October 14, 2020

Letter from leading researchers urges terminology update, shift in COVID-19 guidance

October 12, 2020

Torres Menarguez, Ana. 2020. “As cold sets in, Spanish schools face dilemma: leave windows open or risk coronavirus contagion?” El Pais, 12 October 2020.

September 15, 2020

Miller, Shelly l., Nazaroff, William W. et al. 2020. “Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event.” International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health, 2020;00:1–10.

September 10, 2020

Jimenez, Jose, and Peng, Zhe. 2020. “Exhaled CO2 as COVID-19 infection risk proxy for different indoor environments and activities.” medRxiv, September 10, 2020.

August 31, 2020

Van Beusekom, Mary. 2020. “Yet more data support COVID-19 aerosol transmission.” CIDRAP News, Aug 31, 2020.

August 26, 2020

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine, 2020. “Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A Virtual Workshop.” Aug 26 – 27, 2020

August 25, 2020

ARTICLE: “COVID-19 Is Transmitted Through Aerosols. We Have Enough Evidence, Now It Is Time to Act”

July 30, 2020

COVID-19 Data Dives: Why Arguments Against SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission Don’t Hold Water

July 16, 2020

Leal, Jenine, et al. 2020. “Have clusters of COVID-19 over time been described in condos, apartments and/or hotels? What are the most commonly hypothesized mechanisms of transmission?” Alberta Health Services, COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group. July 16, 2020.

July 9, 2020

Erath, Byron, Andrea Ferro and Goodarz Ahmadi. 2020. “Aerosols are a bigger coronavirus threat than WHO guidelines suggest – here’s what you need to know.” The Conversation, July 9, 2020.

July 6, 2020

ARTICLE: 239 Scientists: “It Is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)”

May 15, 2020

Hamner L, Dubbel P, Capron I, et al. “High SARS-CoV-2 Attack Rate Following Exposure at a Choir Practice — Skagit County, Washington, March 2020.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2020;69:606–610.

April 27, 2020

Liu, Y., Ninch, Z., et al. 2020. “Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals.” Nature volume 582, pages 557–560. 27 April 2020.

April 25, 2020

“Airborne route and bad use of ventilation systems as non-negligible factors in SARS-CoV-2 transmission” G. Correia, L. Rodrigues et al. 2020. Medical Hypotheses Volume 141, August 2020, 109781

April 16, 2020

Li, Y., Qian, H., et al. 2020. “Evidence for probable aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant.” medRxiv 2020.04.16.20067728.

March 17, 2020

Fineberg, Harvey. 2020. “Rapid Expert Consultation on SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Antibody Response for the COVID-19 Pandemic.” National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, April 8, 2020.

March 17, 2020

Kurnitski, J., A. Boerstra, et al. 2020. REHVA COVID-19 guidance document, “How to operate and use building services in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus (SARS-CoV-2) in workplaces.” March 17 , 2020

March 1, 2020

Horve, P.F., Lloyd, S., et al. 2020. “Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment.” J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Mar;30(2):219-235.

August 29, 2019

Tang, J.W. and Li, Y. 2019. “The airborne microbiome – implications for aerosol transmission and infection control.” BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:755

November 4, 2017

Morawska, L., Ayoko, G.A., et al. 2017. “Airborne particles in indoor environment of homes, schools, offices and aged care facilities: The main routes of exposure.” Environ Int. 2017 Nov; 108:75-83.

July 4, 2016

Stephens, Brent. 2016. “What Have We Learned about the Microbiomes of Indoor Environments?” mSystems Jul 2016, 1 (4) e00083-16

December 22, 2015

Prussin, A.J., Marr, L.C., 2015. “Sources of airborne microorganisms in the built environment.” Microbiome 3, 78 (2015).

December 17, 2015

Hoisington, A.J., Brenner, L.A., Kinney, K.A. et al. 2015. “The microbiome of the built environment and mental health.” Microbiome 3, 60 (2015).

September 22, 2015

Meadow, J.F., Altrichter, A.E., et al. 2015. “Humans differ in their personal microbial cloud.” PeerJ. 2015 Sep 22;3:e1258.