Quantifying Environmental Mitigation of Aerosol Viral Load in a Controlled Chamber With Participants Diagnosed With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Hooman Parhizkar, Leslie Dietz, Andreas Olsen-Martinez, Patrick F. Horve, Liliana Barnatan, Dale Northcutt, Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2022 · 36 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Our findings indicate that building operation practices such as ventilation, filtration, and humidification substantially reduce the environmental aerosol viral load and therefore inhalation dose, and should be prioritized to improve building health and safety.

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