by Michael Riediker | Jan 6, 2021
How can we reduce the potential spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus through aerosol transmission in classrooms? Researchers from Europe’s COST-Action INDAIRPOLLNET (led by Xavier Querol and Maricruz Minguillón from CSIC and Michael Riediker from SCOEH) developed a guide...
by Michael Riediker | Dec 6, 2020
If you decide to go ski this winter, be quiet. No, it’s not about not telling your government that you decided to go skiing. It’s about not creating sounds with your mouth. Combined with masks, it is the best way to prevent a series of super-spreading events. Do this...
by Michael Riediker | Nov 22, 2020
I was recently contacted by a soldier who was trying to understand why the virus continues to spread rapidly even though my research suggests that those having the possibility to transmit the virus to others are rare. I answered with a battle-field analogy. These are...
by Michael Riediker | Oct 21, 2020
This blog entry is based to a large part on text taken from my article first published in the scientific journal Aerosol and Air Quality Research. It is reprinted here under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). Citation:...
by Michael Riediker | Oct 18, 2020
In my last blog I talked about individual measures that each and everyone can take to stay safe and healthy. Here I will touch on collective measures. Collective measures are those that need to be done together to protect everybody or a specific group of people, such...
