The current status and future needs of global bioaerosol research: a bibliometric analysis

Can‐Güven, Emine

doi:10.1007/s13762-021-03683-7

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“…DNA sequencing compared to activity measurements), resulting in uncomfortable trade-offs between sampling rate, capture efficiency, storage medium, and importantly, financial cost: prompting smaller sample sizes and reduced power in an environment that is already sparse and highly stochastic in nature. Aerobiology sampling technologies are compared and reviewed in depth elsewhere in the literature [ 97 , 102–104 ]; however, protocol optimization for outdoor bioaerosol samples, particularly in the context of measuring cell activity, remains poorly developed [ 87 , 105 ]. Aerobiology researchers should clearly detail sampling equipment and methods [ 97 ], informing robust benchmarking studies to improve inter-study comparability and expedite methodological innovations.…”

Section: Considerations For Effectively Capturing Microorganisms From...mentioning

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The atmosphere: a transport medium or an active microbial ecosystem?

Lappan,

Thakar,

Molares Moncayo

et al. 2024

The ISME Journal

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The atmosphere may be Earth’s largest microbial ecosystem. It is connected to all of Earth’s surface ecosystems and plays an important role in microbial dispersal on local to global scales. Despite this grand scale, surprisingly little is understood about the atmosphere itself as a habitat. A key question remains unresolved: does the atmosphere simply transport microorganisms from one location to another, or does it harbor adapted, resident, and active microbial communities that overcome the physiological stressors and selection pressures the atmosphere poses to life? Advances in extreme microbiology and astrobiology continue to push our understanding of the limits of life towards ever greater extremes of temperature, pressure, salinity, irradiance, pH, and water availability. Earth’s atmosphere stands as a challenging, but potentially surmountable, extreme environment to harbour living, active, resident microorganisms. Here we confront the current understanding of the atmosphere as a microbial habitat, highlighting key advances and limitations. We pose major ecological and mechanistic questions about microbial life in the atmosphere that remain unresolved and frame the problems and technical pitfalls that have largely hindered recent developments in this space, providing evidence-based insights to drive future research in this field. New innovations supported by rigorous technical standards are needed to enable progress in understanding atmospheric microorganisms and their influence on global processes of weather, climate, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and microbial connectivity, especially in the context of rapid global change.

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The atmosphere: a transport medium or an active microbial ecosystem?

Lappan,

Thakar,

Molares Moncayo

et al. 2024

The ISME Journal

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“…The WWTP-related bioaerosols have not yet been extensively covered in literature review articles [3,[16][17][18][19]. Additionally, recent articles conducted bibliometric analyses of bioaerosols in general [20] and emerging contaminants from WWTPs [21]. However, this study is the first to present a bibliometric analysis of bioaerosols associated with WWTPs, focusing on the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak.…”

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Bioaerosols in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Trends, Recent Advances, and the Influence of SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak

Jabeen,

Ahmed,

Hamouda

et al. 2023

Water

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Bioaerosol emission at various WWTP treatment units has drawn attention due to their potential negative impacts on human health. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of the global research on bioaerosol emissions from WWTPs from 1995 to 2022. The Scopus database was used to identify relevant articles and research trends, major contributors in the field, and recent developments. The study examined 122 articles in the field of bioaerosols in WWTPs. The analysis findings showed that publications and citations peaked in 2022, with values of 25 and 818, respectively. At the beginning of the study period, the USA, Poland, and Italy led the publications’ ranking, but with time, China emerged as the most influential country in the field. Recent advances in the field have revealed that spectral intensity bioaerosol sensors have contributed to the faster and more reliable identification and classification of bioaerosols. It was also observed that probabilistic techniques relying on mathematical models and assumptions to ascertain the risks associated with bioaerosols may result in false interpretations. Despite their high cost, epidemiological studies were best for assessing plant workers’ health risks. The outbreak has raised questions about accurately evaluating and modeling SARS-CoV-2 persistence, infectivity, and aerosolization over WWTP sites and environmental factors. Finally, the study highlighted the potential of three control treatment approaches: carbon absorption, UV irradiation, and ozone treatments, which proved efficient in reducing bioaerosol emissions.

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“…Bioaerosols, as the major indoor contamination sources, can cause lots of respiratory system problems, like allergic syndromes, toxic reactions, and infectious diseases, and obviously affect indoor air quality in modern society [1]. Among these bioaerosols, bacteria, and viruses, as the major pathogenic components, cause serious health damage and cost consumption in health-care facilities.…”

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Evaluation of the Inactivating Ability of Carbon-Nanotube Coated Plasma Treatment on Bioaerosols for Indoor Air Cleaning

et al. 2022

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This work considers the ability of carbon-nanotube (CNT)-coated plasma to inactivate bioaerosols. Escherichia coli (E. coli) and λ virus phage were chosen as the challenge bioaerosols. A test chamber was used to simulate an indoor environment and to control the air exchange rate (ACH). The results demonstrated that CNT-coated plasma had a significant antimicrobial effect on both bacterial and viral bioaerosols. The experimental results revealed that CNT-coated plasma under an operating voltage of 6.0 kV and an ACH of 0.5 h−1 had significantly higher bioaerosol inactivating ability (kCNT, 0.24 and 0.23 min−1 for E. coli and λ virus phage, respectively) compared to the results without using CNT-coated plasma (kn, 0.09 and 0.08 min−1 for E. coli and λ virus phage, respectively). Under the higher ACH condition, the system demonstrated higher bioaerosol removal efficiency due to the mechanical effect of clean air exchange. Increasing flow rate and operating voltage could raise the inactivating ability of the CNT-coated plasma system. A CNT-coated plasma air-cleaning device was tested in a real indoor medical environment and yielded bacterial bioaerosol removal efficiency in the range from 70% to 80% within 6 h of operation (7.5 Lpm and 6.0 kV), which suggests that CNT-coated plasma treatment has the potential for further application in improving indoor air quality.

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The current status and future needs of global bioaerosol research: a bibliometric analysis

Cited by 7 publications

References 35 publications

The atmosphere: a transport medium or an active microbial ecosystem?

The atmosphere: a transport medium or an active microbial ecosystem?

Bioaerosols in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Trends, Recent Advances, and the Influence of SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak

Evaluation of the Inactivating Ability of Carbon-Nanotube Coated Plasma Treatment on Bioaerosols for Indoor Air Cleaning

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