Keywords aerosol

New standard on cutting risk of infectious aerosol spread sets high bar for building ventilation but is work in progress (NEW 9/13, Website)

CIDRAP

15 August 2023

The first-ever ASHRAE standard on reducing the risk of indoor infectious aerosol transmission sets new targets for building operators in terms of air system design, installation, operation, and maintenance.

keywords: aerosol, aerosol spread disease, aerosol transmission, ASHRAE, covid-19

ASHRAE Publishes Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols (NEW 9/13, Website)

ASHRAE

7 July 2023

ASHRAE has published its pioneering consensus-based, code enforceable standard, developed to reduce the risk of infectious aerosol transmission in buildings.

keywords: aerosol, aerosol spread disease, aerosol transmission, ASHRAE, covid-19

Bloodborne Viral Pathogen Contamination in the Era of Laboratory Automation (NEW 7/14, Website, Publication)

AACC, Clinical Chemistry

1 July 2022

Bryan A., et.al
An interesting reference for testing for SARS-CoV-2 and others — A low level of viral contamination of automated clinical laboratory equipment occurs in clinical use. Given the risks associated with highly infectious agents, there is a need for risk-mitigation procedures when handling all samples.

keywords: aerosol, containment, covid-19, laboratory, laboratory contamination, laboratory testing

Concordance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Aerosols From a Nurses Station and in Nurses and Patients During a Hospital Ward Outbreak (NEW 7/14, Website, Publication)

JAMA Network

8 June 2022

Stern, R, et.al

keywords: aerosol, covid-19, healthcare, transmission

Aerosol particle emission increases exponentially above moderate exercise intensity resulting in superemission during maximal exercise (NEW 6/2, Website, Publication)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA

23 May 2022

Mutsch B, Heiber M, Grätz F, Hain R, Schönfelder M, Kaps S, Schranner D, Kähler CJ, Wackerhage H

keywords: aerosol, covid-19, Exercise, transmission

SARS-CoV-2 in the Air: What’s Known and What Isn’t (NEW 3/7, Website, Publication, News)

The Scientist

18 February 2022

Evidence suggests that COVID-19 is primarily an airborne disease. Yet the details of how transmission occurs are still debated and frequently misunderstood.

keywords: aerosol, covid-19, transmission

ARCHIVED: The Next Trick: Pulling Coronavirus Out of Thin Air (Document, News)

New York Times (NYT)

CDC is offering a series of brief (15-20 minute) webinars addressing topics around COVID-19 vaccination.

keywords: aerosol, covid-19, HVAC

Russia Presses on With Coronavirus Vaccine Registration Despite Safety Concerns (Website, News)

The Moscow Times

11 August 2020

Russia will move forward with registering its potential coronavirus vaccine, its state health watchdog said, defying calls to put off the process until the vaccine’s trials are complete.

keywords: aerosol, vaccines

ASHRAE Position Document on Infectious Aerosols (Document)

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

14 April 2020

This paper discusses ventilation-related strategies such as dilution, airflow patterns, pressurization, temperature and humidity distribution and control, filtration, and other strategies such as ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI).

keywords: aerosol, covid-19, HVAC

Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 (Website, Publication)

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

16 April 2020

keywords: aerosol, covid-19, surfaces

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