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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;30(6):1065-1066.
doi: 10.1111/ina.12744. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

Reducing aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in hospital elevators

Cees van Rijn  1 , G Aernout Somsen  2 , Leonard Hofstra  2   3 , Ghassan Dahhan  1 , Reinout A Bem  3 , Stefan Kooij  1 , Daniel Bonn  1
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Editorial

Reducing aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in hospital elevators

Cees van Rijn et al. Indoor Air. 2020 Nov.
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Aerosol droplets in elevators. Averaged number of aerosol droplets as a function of time since production as counted in large (15‐20 m3) elevator cabins [triangles] and medium‐sized (8‐12 m3) cabins [diamonds] during normal operation [orange], with permanently open doors [green], and permanently closed [red]. In all experiments, the ventilation was on with an average ACH = 10 value
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