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ArticleBuilding and environment2021

Ventilation and air cleaning to limit aerosol particle concentrations in a gym during the COVID-19 pandemic.

B Blocken, T van Druenen, A Ricci, L Kang, T van Hooff, P Qin, L Xia, C Alanis Ruiz, J H Arts, J F L Diepens and 4 more

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Article in Building and environment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
21.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 176 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

B BlockenUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
T van DruenenUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
A RicciUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
L KangUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
T van HooffUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
P QinUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
L XiaUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
C Alanis RuizBuilding Physics and Sustainable Design, Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40 - Bus 2447, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
J H ArtsDepartment of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
J F L DiepensUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
G A MaasUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
S G GillmeierUnit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
S B VosDepartment of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
A C BrombacherDepartment of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Eindhoven University of Technology · NLKU Leuven · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 can spread by close contact through large droplet spray and indirect contact via contaminated objects. There is mounting evidence that it can also be transmitted by inhalation of infected saliva aerosol particles. These particles are generated when breathing, talking, laughing, coughing or sneezing. It can be assumed that aerosol particle concentrations should be kept low in order to minimize the potential risk of airborne virus transmission. This paper presents measurements of aerosol particle concentrations in a gym, where saliva aerosol production is pronounced. 35 test persons performed physical exercise and aerosol particle concentrations, CO

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AerosolAir purifierBuilding ventilationCOVID-19Fitness centerSports club

Identifiers

PMID33568882
PMCPMC7860965
OpenAlexW3127491251

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