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. 1971 Dec;69(4):619–626. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400021896

Viricidal activity of open air

J E Benbough, A M Hood
PMCID: PMC2131040  PMID: 4944178

Abstract

Airborne Semliki Forest virus and T coliphages were inactivated at a considerably enhanced rate in open air compared with enclosed air. Open air exerts its maximum sterilizing activity on viruses contained in the smallest sized particles.

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