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Research article
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14 Nov 2023
Research article |
| 14 Nov 2023
| 14 Nov 2023
Airborne bacteria viability and air quality: a protocol to quantitatively investigate the possible correlation by an atmospheric simulation chamber
Virginia Vernocchi
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Elena Abd El
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Marco Brunoldi
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Silvia Giulia Danelli
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Elena Gatta
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Tommaso Isolabella
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Federico Mazzei
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Franco Parodi
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Paolo Prati
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Dario Massabò
INFN, Sezione di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Bacterial contribution to nitrogen processing in the atmosphere F. Mathonat et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-2885-2026
- Controlled chamber formation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) aerosols with Pseudomonas fluorescens: size distributions, effects, and inhalation deposition potential I. Kourtchev et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-3237-2026
- Viability studies of bacterial strains exposed to nitrogen oxides and light in controlled atmospheric conditions E. Gatta et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94898-y
- Influence of CO2 and Dust on the Survival of Non-Resistant and Multi-Resistant Airborne E. coli Strains V. Agarwal et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13060558
- Oxidative potential and cellular toxicity of carbonaceous aerosols undergoing aging in an atmospheric simulation chamber V. Vernocchi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2025.117573
- Experimental investigation of plants interactions with airborne pollutants in an atmospheric simulation chamber M. Bosio et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2025.100355
- Measurement report: Investigation of optical properties of carbonaceous aerosols from the combustion of different fuels by an atmospheric simulation chamber S. Danelli et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-9387-2025
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Short summary
Bioaerosol are airborne particles or droplets that contain living organisms or biological materials, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, pollen, or other organic matter. The study of the relationship between bioaerosol viability and air quality or meteorological conditions is an open field, and running experiments of the bioareosol viability in an atmospheric simulation chamber gives the possibility to set up well-defined conditions to evaluate the interaction between bioaerosol and pollutants.
Bioaerosol are airborne particles or droplets that contain living organisms or biological...
