Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1967 · 99 citations · 0 references
Aerosol TransportAerosol StabilityAerosol FormationAdenovirus Types 4Respiratory DiseasesRespiratory InfectionVirologyInfectious Respiratory DiseaseMicrobiologyVirus TransmissionMedicineBiological StabilityRelative Humidity
Aerosols of adenovirus types 4 and 7 and parainfluenza 3 were tested for biological stability as a function of relative humidity. The levels tested were 20%, 50%, and 80%. Both adenoviruses exhibited maximum stability at 80% RH. Parainfluenza on the other hand exhibited a minimum biological decay rate at 20% RH. Studies were carried out with aerosols having mass median diameters of about 2 μ.