SARS-CoV-2, CO2, and You

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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

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