Action Levels for SARS‐CoV‐2 in Air: Preliminary Approach
Charles N. Haas
Abstract
Quantitative microbial risk assessment has been used to develop criteria for exposure to many microorganisms. In this article, the dose-response curve for Coronavirus 229E is used to develop preliminary risk-based exposure criteria for SARS-CoV-2 via the respiratory portals of entry.
Topics & Concepts
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusRisk assessmentSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusBetacoronavirusSars virusVirologyAction (physics)Environmental healthEnvironmental scienceMedicineComputer scienceComputer securityPhysicsOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyDiseaseQuantum mechanicsInfection Control and VentilationClimate Change and Health ImpactsCOVID-19 epidemiological studies