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SARS-CoV-2 in Atmospheric Particulate Matter: An Experimental Survey in the Province of Venice in Northern Italy
Analysis of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been proposed for the environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. The aim of this study was to increase the current knowledge about the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in atmospheric PM, introduce a dedicated sampling method, and perform a simultaneous asse...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954818 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159462 |
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author | Pivato, Alberto Formenton, Gianni Di Maria, Francesco Baldovin, Tatjana Amoruso, Irene Bonato, Tiziano Mancini, Pamela Bonanno Ferraro, Giusy Veneri, Carolina Iaconelli, Marcello Bonadonna, Lucia Vicenza, Teresa La Rosa, Giuseppina Suffredini, Elisabetta |
author_facet | Pivato, Alberto Formenton, Gianni Di Maria, Francesco Baldovin, Tatjana Amoruso, Irene Bonato, Tiziano Mancini, Pamela Bonanno Ferraro, Giusy Veneri, Carolina Iaconelli, Marcello Bonadonna, Lucia Vicenza, Teresa La Rosa, Giuseppina Suffredini, Elisabetta |
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description | Analysis of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been proposed for the environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. The aim of this study was to increase the current knowledge about the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in atmospheric PM, introduce a dedicated sampling method, and perform a simultaneous assessment of human seasonal coronavirus 229E. Thirty-two PM samples were collected on quartz fiber filters and six on Teflon using a low- and high-volumetric rate sampler, respectively, adopting a novel procedure for optimized virus detection. Sampling was performed at different sites in the Venice area (Italy) between 21 February and 8 March 2020 (n = 16) and between 27 October and 25 November 2020 (n = 22). A total of 14 samples were positive for Coronavirus 229E, 11 of which were collected in October–November 2020 (11/22; positivity rate 50%) and 3 in February–March 2020 (3/16 samples, 19%). A total of 24 samples (63%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2. Most of the positive filters were collected in October–November 2020 (19/22; positivity rate, 86%), whereas the remaining five were collected in February–March 2020 at two distinct sites (5/16, 31%). These findings suggest that outdoor PM analysis could be a promising tool for environmental surveillance. The results report a low concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in outdoor air, supporting a scarce contribution to the spread of infection. |
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spelling | pubmed-93678602022-08-12 SARS-CoV-2 in Atmospheric Particulate Matter: An Experimental Survey in the Province of Venice in Northern Italy Pivato, Alberto Formenton, Gianni Di Maria, Francesco Baldovin, Tatjana Amoruso, Irene Bonato, Tiziano Mancini, Pamela Bonanno Ferraro, Giusy Veneri, Carolina Iaconelli, Marcello Bonadonna, Lucia Vicenza, Teresa La Rosa, Giuseppina Suffredini, Elisabetta Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Analysis of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been proposed for the environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. The aim of this study was to increase the current knowledge about the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in atmospheric PM, introduce a dedicated sampling method, and perform a simultaneous assessment of human seasonal coronavirus 229E. Thirty-two PM samples were collected on quartz fiber filters and six on Teflon using a low- and high-volumetric rate sampler, respectively, adopting a novel procedure for optimized virus detection. Sampling was performed at different sites in the Venice area (Italy) between 21 February and 8 March 2020 (n = 16) and between 27 October and 25 November 2020 (n = 22). A total of 14 samples were positive for Coronavirus 229E, 11 of which were collected in October–November 2020 (11/22; positivity rate 50%) and 3 in February–March 2020 (3/16 samples, 19%). A total of 24 samples (63%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2. Most of the positive filters were collected in October–November 2020 (19/22; positivity rate, 86%), whereas the remaining five were collected in February–March 2020 at two distinct sites (5/16, 31%). These findings suggest that outdoor PM analysis could be a promising tool for environmental surveillance. The results report a low concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in outdoor air, supporting a scarce contribution to the spread of infection. MDPI 2022-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9367860/ /pubmed/35954818 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159462 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Pivato, Alberto Formenton, Gianni Di Maria, Francesco Baldovin, Tatjana Amoruso, Irene Bonato, Tiziano Mancini, Pamela Bonanno Ferraro, Giusy Veneri, Carolina Iaconelli, Marcello Bonadonna, Lucia Vicenza, Teresa La Rosa, Giuseppina Suffredini, Elisabetta SARS-CoV-2 in Atmospheric Particulate Matter: An Experimental Survey in the Province of Venice in Northern Italy |
title | SARS-CoV-2 in Atmospheric Particulate Matter: An Experimental Survey in the Province of Venice in Northern Italy |
title_full | SARS-CoV-2 in Atmospheric Particulate Matter: An Experimental Survey in the Province of Venice in Northern Italy |
title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 in Atmospheric Particulate Matter: An Experimental Survey in the Province of Venice in Northern Italy |
title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 in Atmospheric Particulate Matter: An Experimental Survey in the Province of Venice in Northern Italy |
title_short | SARS-CoV-2 in Atmospheric Particulate Matter: An Experimental Survey in the Province of Venice in Northern Italy |
title_sort | sars-cov-2 in atmospheric particulate matter: an experimental survey in the province of venice in northern italy |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954818 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159462 |
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