This is fascinating stuff. The TL;DR is that pH massively affects the longevity of viruses in the air and the CO2 we breathe out makes the air more cozy for viruses. Therefore, poor ventilation is bad both for keeping viruses in the air and significantly extending their lifespan in that air! 🧪🦠
A UK research team has discovered that the more CO2 air contains, the longer viruses can stay alive in that air. This is a tranmission double-whammy: poorly ventilated spaces with lots of people in them increases potential viral load and longevity. [statnews.com]
CO2 is a good proxy for how much exhaled — and potentially infectious — air is in a room. New research suggests the more CO2 there is, the more virus-friendly the air becomes.
I wonder how an ozone maker affects the results in a home or office when people aren't there.
hurray my replacement hepa filter arrives today
So the people using carbon dioxide meters as a proxy to measure ventilation were probably getting a good measure of Covid risk after all 🤔
Effectively saying the same thing (about "fresh air") that my Grandmother used to say to me when I was a kid.
Shitty science journalism - 20 paragraphs deep and can't even get a link to the original research the headline is based on 🤷🏼
Crying and begging lawmakers to take indoor air quality seriously
Great co2 levels rising not only heat up earth but provide great environment for disease
Ah so airing rooms has been right all along
Whoa, paging @melaniekiechle.bsky.social because her book taught me that 19th people also thought a version of this?