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Bioaerosol nexus of air quality, climate system and human health

open access: yesNational Science Open, 2023
Aerosols of biological origins, known as bioaerosols, in addition to having the aerosol properties, have those of a living system that offers them some enabling functionalities.
Shen Fangxia, Yao Maosheng
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Bioaerosol assessment in indoor and outdoor environments: a case study from India

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Exposure to bioaerosols has been associated with the occurrence of a variety of health impacts, including infectious illnesses, acute toxic effects, allergies, and cancer.
Raisa Jabeen   +3 more
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Bioaerosol Seasonal Variation and Contribution to Airborne Particulate Matter in Huangshi City of Central China

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2022
Ambient bioaerosols affect ecosystems and public health, but their seasonal variations and their contributions to aerosol particles are limitedly understood.
Lili Zhang   +6 more
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Bioaerosol is an important transmission route of antibiotic resistance genes in pig farms

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2021
Although pig farms are hotspots of antibiotic resistance due to intensive use of antibiotics, little is known about the abundance, diversity and transmission of airborne antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).
Lu Song, Jinbiao, Hong Chen
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Challenges and Perspectives for Biosensing of Bioaerosol Containing Pathogenic Microorganisms

open access: yesMicromachines, 2021
As an important route for disease transmission, bioaerosols have received increasing attention. In the past decades, many efforts were made to facilitate the development of bioaerosol monitoring; however, there are still some important challenges in ...
Meixuan Li   +4 more
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Quantification of tuberculosis exposure in a high-burdened setting [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Recent studies using sensitive aerosol sampling and detection methodologies, have enumerated aerosolized Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) across a spectrum of tuberculosis states in a high-burdened setting.
Benjamin Patterson   +3 more
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Passive bioaerosol samplers: A complementary tool for bioaerosol research. A review

open access: yesJournal of Aerosol Science, 2022
Bioaerosols consist of airborne particles of biological origin. They play an important role in our environment and may cause negative health effects. The presence of biological aerosol is typically determined using active samplers.
Sydonia Nc Manibusan, Gediminas Mainelis
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Detection and characterization of bioaerosol emissions from wastewater treatment plants: Challenges and opportunities

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Rapid population growth and urbanization process have led to increasing demand for wastewater treatment capacity resulting in a non-negligible increase of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in several cities around the world.
Jianghan Tian   +8 more
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On-Site Bioaerosol Sampling and Airborne Microorganism Detection Technologies

open access: yesBiosensors
Bioaerosols are small airborne particles composed of microbiological fragments, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, pollens, and/or by-products of cells, which may be viable or non-viable wherever applicable.
Afagh Rastmanesh   +3 more
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Full-scale experimental and numerical study of bioaerosol characteristics against cross-infection in a two-bed hospital ward

open access: yesBuilding and Environment, 2020
The transmission and deposition of pathogenic bioaerosols and the subsequent contamination of the air and surfaces is well recognized as a potential route of hospital cross-infection.
Zhijian Liu
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