A review of methods to reduce the probability of the airborne spread of COVID-19 in ventilation systems and enclosed spaces

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 203; no. C; p. 111765
• Main Authors: Berry, Gentry, Parsons, Adam, Morgan, Matthew, Rickert, Jaime, Cho, Heejin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.01.2022; Elsevier; The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc
• Subjects: air; Air Conditioning; airborne transmission; Airborne virus ventilation; Buildings; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; Enclosed space; environmental factors; filtration; heat inactivation; human population; Humans; ionization; irradiation; markets; Probability; reactive oxygen species; research and development; SARS-CoV-2; Ventilation; viruses; COVID-19; Enclosed space; Buildings; Airborne virus ventilation

COVID-19 forced the human population to rethink its way of living. The threat posed by the potential spread of the virus via an airborne transmission mode through ventilation systems in buildings and enclosed spaces has been recognized as a major concern. To mitigate this threat, researchers have ex...