ArticlePhysics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994)2021
Aerosol generation in public restrooms.
Article in Physics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in public washrooms: A systematic review.The Science of the total environment · 2022Pooled it
- Aerosol Transmission of Norovirus.Viruses · 2024Review
- Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Contaminating Plumbing Components and Sanitary Installations of Hospital Restrooms.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- On-site airborne pathogen detection for infection risk mitigation.Chemical Society reviews · 2023Review
- Reducing Virus Transmission from Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems of Urban Subways.Toxics · 2022Article
- Commercial toilets emit energetic and rapidly spreading aerosol plumes.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Ventilation reconstruction in bathrooms for restraining hazardous plume: Mitigate COVID-19 and beyond.Journal of hazardous materials · 2022Article
- SARS-CoV-2 indoor environment contamination with epidemiological and experimental investigations.Indoor air · 2022Article
- The effect of relative air humidity on the evaporation timescales of a human sneeze.AIP advances · 2022Article
- Importance of the Precautionary Principle With Regard to the Risk of Exposure to Aerosols Containing Viral Loads of SARS-CoV-2 Present in Feces: In Perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- On the Critical Role of Human Feces and Public Toilets in the Transmission of COVID-19: Evidence from China.Sustainable cities and society · 2021Article
- Toilet hygiene-review and research needs.Journal of applied microbiology · 2021Review
- Numerical investigation of droplets in a cross-ventilated space with sitting passengers under asymptomatic virus transmission conditions.Physics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994) · 2021Article
- The Health Behaviour of German Outpatient Caregivers in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Numerical investigation of respiratory drops dynamics released during vocalization.Physics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994) · 2021Article
- How coronavirus survives for hours in aerosols.Physics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994) · 2021Article
- How severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 aerosol propagates through the age-specific upper airways.Physics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Aerosolized droplets play a central role in the transmission of various infectious diseases, including Legionnaire's disease, gastroenteritis-causing norovirus, and most recently COVID-19. Respiratory droplets are known to be the most prominent source of transmission for COVID-19; however, alternative routes may exist given the discovery of small numbers of viable viruses in urine and stool samples. Flushing biomatter can lead to the aerosolization of micro-organisms; thus, there is a likelihood that bioaerosols generated in public restrooms may pose a concern for the transmission of COVID-19, especially since these areas are relatively confined, experience heavy foot traffic, and may suffer from inadequate ventilation. To quantify the extent of aerosolization, we measure the size and number of droplets generated by flushing toilets and urinals in a public restroom. The results indicate that the particular designs tested in the study generate a large number of droplets in the size range
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