A methodology for estimating airborne virus exposures in indoor environments using the spatial distribution of expiratory aerosols and virus viability characteristics

Indoor Air

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 425-438

  Sze To, G N ^a   Wan, M P ^a   Chao, C Y H ^a   Wei, F ^a   Yu, S C T ^a   Kwan, J K C ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Exposure; Hospital wards; Infection risk; Virus laden aerosols

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BACTERIOPHAGES; HOSPITALS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL DISTRIBUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE VIRUS; CONDITION; EXPIRATORY-AEROSOL; EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL WARDS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INFECTION RISK; VIRUS-LADEN AEROSOL;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIOPHAGES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING, HOSPITAL; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTILATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 51849166832     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00544.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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