In this third special edition from the 2021 ACIPC Conference, Brett and Martin talk to Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska about the science of air. Lidia was named in Times magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for helping highlight the airborne spread of COVID-19. Topics includes in this podcast include the science of aerosolisation from the respiratory tract, activities or source that dictate particle size and terminology around droplet and airbourne transmission.
About Lidia:
Professor Lidia Morawska is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane. Lidia is an author of over 950 journal papers, book chapters and conference papers and has also been involved at the executive level with a number of relevant national and international professional bodies and has been acting as an advisor to the WHO.
Significant papers:
1. Zhou L, Yao M, Zhang X, Hu B, Li X, Chen H, et al. Breath-, air- and surface-borne SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals. J Aerosol Sci. 2021;152:105693. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33078030
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557302/pdf/main.pdf
2. Morawska L, Buonanno G. The physics of particle formation and deposition during breathing. Nat Rev Phys. 2021:1-2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33778373
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7985916/pdf/42254_2021_Article_307.pdf
3. Cortellessa G, Stabile L, Arpino F, Faleiros DE, van den Bos W, Morawska L, et al. Close proximity risk assessment for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Sci Total Environ. 2021;794:148749. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8242194/pdf/main.pdf
4. Morawska L, Tang JW, Bahnfleth W, Bluyssen PM, Boerstra A, Buonanno G, et al. How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised? Environ Int. 2020;142:105832. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32521345
5. Stockwell RE, Ballard EL, O'Rourke P, Knibbs LD, Morawska L, Bell SC. Indoor hospital air and the impact of ventilation on bioaerosols: a systematic review. J Hosp Infect. 2019;103:175-84. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31279762
6. Morawska L, Milton DK. It Is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clin Infect Dis. 2020;71:2311-3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32628269
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