Research progress on hazards of aerosols to laboratory safety and key points for protection

ABSTRACT

Since the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 epidemic spread rapidly around the world. Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of aerosol in a relatively confined environment may favor the transmission of COVID-19 through aerosols, a potential threat to laboratory safety. This article introduced the sources and hazards of laboratory aerosols, the monitoring methods to microbial aerosol, and explored strategies of biosafety protection on potential laboratory infections.