@article{73127f15c0b64076b58146714398f029,
title = "Filling the knowledge gap: scoping review regarding sampling methods, assays, and further requirements to assess airborne viruses",
abstract = "Assessment of occupational exposure to viruses is crucial to identify virus reservoirs and sources of dissemination at an early stage and to help prevent spread between employees and to the general population. Measuring workers' exposure can facilitate assessment of the effectiveness of protective and mitigation measures in place. The aim of this scoping review is to give an overview of available methods and those already implemented for airborne virus' exposure assessment in different occupational and indoor environments. The results retrieved from the different studies may contribute to the setting of future standards and guidelines to ensure a reliable risk characterization in the occupational environments crucial for the implementation of effective control measures. The search aimed at selecting studies between January 1st 2010 and June 30th 2023 in the selected databases. Fifty papers on virus exposure assessment fitted the eligibility criteria and were selected for data extraction. Overall, this study identified gaps in knowledge regarding virus assessment and pinpointed the needs for further research. Several discrepancies were found (transport temperatures, elution steps, …), as well as a lack of publication of important data related to the exposure conditions (contextual information). With the available information, it is impossible to compare results between studies employing different methods, and even if the same methods are used, different conclusions/recommendations based on the expert judgment have been reported due to the lack of consensus in the contextual information retrieved and/or data interpretation. Future research on the field targeting sampling methods and in the laboratory regarding the assays to employ should be developed bearing in mind the different goals of the assessment.",
keywords = "Assays, Bioaerosols, Exposure assessment, Occupational, Sampling, Viruses",
author = "Marta Dias and Bianca Gomes and Pedro Pena and Renata Cervantes and Alan Beswick and Caroline Duchaine and Annette Kolk and Madsen, {Anne Mette} and Anne Oppliger and Clara Pogner and Philippe Duquenne and Wouters, {Inge M.} and Brian Crook and Carla Viegas",
note = "Funding Information: This research was conducted under the InChildHealth project and was partly funded by European Union's Horizon 2021 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 101056883 and received co-funding from the author\u2019s organizations and/or Ministries. This work from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) grant number 22.00324 , from the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) grant number 10040524 , and from the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NMHRC) grant numbers APP2017786 and APP2008813 . Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), or the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), or the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Neither the European Union nor the granting authorities can be held responsible for them. Funding Information: This project was supported by FCT/MCTES UIDP/05608/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/05608/2020) and UIDB/05608/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/05608/2020). This work is also supported by national funds through FCT/MCTES/FSE/UE, 2023.01366.BD and Instituto Polit\u00E9cnico de Lisboa, national support through IPL/2022/InChildhealth/BI/12M; IPL/IDI&CA2023/FoodAIIEU_ESTeSL; IPL/IDI&CA2023/ASPRisk_ESTeSL; IPL/IDI&CA2023/ARAFSawmills_ESTeSL. This research was conducted under the InChildHealth project and was partly funded by European Union's Horizon 2021 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 101056883 and received co-funding from the author's organizations and/or Ministries. This work from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) grant number 22.00324, from the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) grant number 10040524, and from the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NMHRC) grant numbers APP2017786 and APP2008813. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), or the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), or the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Neither the European Union nor the granting authorities can be held responsible for them. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 The Authors",
year = "2024",
month = oct,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174016",
language = "English",
volume = "946",
journal = "Science of the Total Environment",
issn = "0048-9697",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}