title: Viricidal activity of open air.
abstract: Airborne Semliki Forest virus and T coliphages were inactivated at a considerably enhanced rate in open air compared with enclosed air. Open air exerts its maximum sterilizing activity on viruses contained in the smallest sized particles.
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000388:Air; D003090:Coliphages; D004926:Escherichia coli; D012672:Semliki forest virus; D014691:Ventilation
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols