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. 2018 Aug 9;15(8):1699. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15081699

Table 2.

Parameters related to long-range airborne.

Parameter Symbol Value Source
Deposition rate RD 0.1 min−1 Assumed
Volume of small particles by breathing Vvb 1.02×1010 mL [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Volume of small particles by talking Vvt 1.47×107 mL [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Volume of small particles by coughing Vvc 1.65×107 mL [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Volume of small particles by sneezing Vvs 1.27×106 mL [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Volume of large droplets by breathing Vvb 0 mL [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Volume of large droplets by talking Vvt 5.15×103 mL [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Volume of large droplets by coughing Vvc 6.15×103 mL [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Volume of large droplets by sneezing Vvs 4.75×102 mL [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Frequency of breath Fb 15 min−1 [30]
Frequency of coughing (infected person) Fc 22 h−1 [31]
Frequency of sneezing (infected person) Fs 5 h−1 [32]
Duration per cough Dc 1 s Assumed
Duration per sneeze Ds 3 s Assumed
Percentage of time on talking with others Pt 10% Monitored
Viral shedding rate Rs 1.5×107 TCID50/day [19,24,25,31,33]
Virus concentration in exhaled particles Cv 1×106.39 TCID50/mL Calculated based on [19,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,31,33,34]
Ventilation rate in the office VAC 1 ACH [37]
Respiratory rate of a person RR 0.38 m3/h [38]
Inactivation rate of influenza A 1 μa 13.9 day−1 [40]
Dose-response parameter αR 0.18 TCID501 [36]

1 The inactivation rate of influenza A in aerosols in the air in the condition of 50% R.H and 20 °C–24 °C.