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In this explainer video Al Haddrell (@ukhadds) discusses how the level of CO2 in an indoor space is a proxy to for the quality of ventilation and how you can use this information to help prevent the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne viruses.
If you have any questions, Al is happy for you to ask them via Twitter or BlueSky (@ukhadds)
Overview of video
00:00 Intro
01:05 Summary or Airborne Transmission
01:52 Monitor Overview
02:20 Correlation of CO2 and Exhaled Aerosol
03:25 Correlation Summary
04:10 CO2 and Ventilation
06:44 How to Use a CO2 Monitor to Measure ACH
07:47 Ventilation Summary
08:14 How CO2 Affects How Long SARS-CoV-2 Remains Infectious in the the Air
10:27 Overall Summary
11:32 References
