Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Aeronautics, Graduate Studies
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
5-2021
Abstract/Description
The list of disease pathogens that can be transmitted in the air is extensive. This list includes the common cold, SARS, measles, Hansen’s disease (leprosy), polio, influenza, Legionella (Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever), and tuberculosis (TB). TB, SARS-CoV-1, avian influenza, varicella, and now SARS-CoV-2 all have received public notice due not only to their known or assumed ability to be transmitted in the air rapidly from one individual to another, but also for their virulence. Other bioaerosols that can be transmitted through the air include bacteria, fungal spores and fragments, dust mites, and pollen. This document was developed to address control of bioaerosols transmission, primarily through ventilation and other engineering controls. This monograph will focus on engineering controls in non-industrial/ non-healthcare facilities such as office buildings, schools, public assembly, theaters, and governmental buildings. It does not, however, address ventilation in residences, either single or multi-family.
Publication Title
ACGIH® White Paper Series
Publisher
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
Scholarly Commons Citation
Krause, D., Marcham, C., Mele, B., Springston, J., Strode, R., Weekes, D., & Zimmerman, N. J. (2021). Engineering Controls for Bioaerosols in Non-Industrial/Non-Healthcare Settings. ACGIH® White Paper Series, (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/1622
