A Review of Transmission Risk in Built Environments: Sources, Regulations, Sampling, and Detection

Overview

Journal Front Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2024 Aug 12

PMID 39131570

Authors

Xiao Hui Yao

Fan Shen

Jing Hao

Lu Huang

Bin Keng

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Abstract

The risk of transmission in built environments remains a significant concern. can spread within buildings through aerosol transmission, prompting the exploration of airborne transmission pathways and proposing corresponding prevention and control measures based on building characteristics. To this end, a comprehensive literature review on the transmission risk of in built environments was performed. Four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and CNKI) were searched from inception to March 2024 for publications reporting the risk of transmission in built environments. Relevant articles and gray literature reports were hand-searched, and 96 studies were finally included. pollution comes from various sources, mainly originates in a variety of built environments in which human beings remain for extended periods. The sources, outbreaks, national standards, regulations, and monitoring techniques for in buildings are reviewed, in addition to increases in transmission risk due to poor maintenance of water systems and long-distance transmission events caused by aerosol characteristics. Air and water sampling using various analytical methods helps identify in the environment, recognize sources in the built environments, and control outbreaks. By comparing the standard regulations of national organizations globally, the authors further highlight gaps and deficiencies in surveillance in China. Such advancements offer essential insights and references for understanding and addressing transmission risk in the built environment, with the potential to contribute to safeguarding public health and building environment safety.

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