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April 3, 2020Aerosol Science and TechnologyOpen Access

The coronavirus pandemic and aerosols: Does COVID-19 transmit via expiratory particles?

Sima Asadi Nicole M. Bouvier Anthony S. Wexler William D. Ristenpart

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As of late March 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has battered the world. More than 40,000 people have died with over 800,000 people confirmed infected; financial m...

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a182d108008e5848e6f7d76 https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2020.1749229

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