SARS-CoV2 and Air Pollution Interactions: Airborne Transmission and COVID-19

Kian Fan Chung; Hisham Abubakar-Waziri; Gopinath Kalaiarasan; Ian M Adcock; Claire Dilliway; Fangxin Fang; Christopher Pain; Prashant Kumar; Emma Ransome; Vincent Savolainen; Pankaj Bhavsar; Alexandra Porter

doi:10.1142/S2529732522400016

Molecular Frontiers Journal (Jun 2022)

SARS-CoV2 and Air Pollution Interactions: Airborne Transmission and COVID-19

Kian Fan Chung,
Hisham Abubakar-Waziri,
Gopinath Kalaiarasan,
Ian M Adcock,
Claire Dilliway,
Fangxin Fang,
Christopher Pain,
Prashant Kumar,
Emma Ransome,
Vincent Savolainen,
Pankaj Bhavsar,
Alexandra Porter

Affiliations

Kian Fan Chung: Airways Disease, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Hisham Abubakar-Waziri: Airways Disease, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Gopinath Kalaiarasan: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Ian M Adcock: Airways Disease, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Claire Dilliway: Materials, Department of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Fangxin Fang: Materials, Department of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Christopher Pain: Materials, Department of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Prashant Kumar: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Emma Ransome: Department of Life Sciences, Georgina Mace Centre for the Living Planet, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Vincent Savolainen: Department of Life Sciences, Georgina Mace Centre for the Living Planet, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Pankaj Bhavsar: Airways Disease, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Alexandra Porter: Materials, Department of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S2529732522400016
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 06, no. 01n02
pp. 1 – 6

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A link between outdoor pollution of particulate matter (PM) and the mortality from COVID-19 disease has been reported. The potential interaction of SARS-CoV2 emitted from an infected subject in the form of droplets or as an aerosol with PM[Formula: see text] (PM of 2.5 [Formula: see text]m or less in aerodynamic diameter) may modulate SARS-CoV2 replication and infectivity. This may represent an important airborne route of transmission, which could lead to pneumonia and a poor outcome from COVID-19. Further studies are needed to assess the potential infectivity and severity of such transmission.

Published in Molecular Frontiers Journal

ISSN: 2529-7325 (Print); 2529-7333 (Online)
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
Country of publisher: Singapore
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/mfj

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