Aerosol emission of adolescents voices during speaking, singing and shouting.
PLoS One
; 16(2): e0246819, 2021.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33566852
ABSTRACT
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, singing activities for children and young people have been strictly regulated with far-reaching consequences for music education in schools and ensemble and choir singing in some places. This is also due to the fact, that there has been no reliable data available on aerosol emissions from adolescents speaking, singing, and shouting. By utilizing a laser particle counter in cleanroom conditions we show, that adolescents emit fewer aerosol particles during singing than what has been known so far for adults. In our data, the emission rates ranged from 16 P/s to 267 P/s for speaking, 141 P/s to 1240 P/s for singing, and 683 P/s to 4332 P/s for shouting. The data advocate an adaptation of existing risk management strategies and rules of conduct for groups of singing adolescents, like gatherings in an educational context, e.g. singing lessons or choir rehearsals.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fala
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Aerossóis
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Canto
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COVID-19
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha