Small saliva droplets can remain airborne more than 10 minutes, NIDDK study shows

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A recent study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that small saliva droplets generated by loud speech can remain airborne in an enclosed space for more than 10 minutes at a time.

In this video, a scientist from the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) speaks into an environment of stagnant air, repeating the phrase, “Stay healthy.” The laser light scattering shows thousands of miniscule saliva droplets that could contain virus particles.

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A recent study by the National Institutes of Health shows that small saliva droplets generated by loud speech can remain airborne in an enclosed space for more than ten minutes at a time.

In the video shown here, a scientist from the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases speaks into an environment of stagnant air, repeating the phrase,

“Stay healthy.”

The laser light scattering shows thousands of miniscule saliva droplets that could contain virus particles. A fan was used to ensure the droplets were distributed evenly inside the space and was shut off 10 seconds after talking stopped.

These droplets remained airborne after talking. They stayed in the window of view on average for about 12 minutes.

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To think that this droplet stay in the air for more that 10 min is pretty amazing, think what it is like in a supermarket. Do the droplets disperse better outside like in a park?

jameskantor
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A previous study, using a different methodology, indicated person to person differences of up to 10 times the volume of airborne particles while speaking. Does your study show speaker to speaker differences?

joankammire
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Can we see the same thing but with someone wearing a cloth or standard mask?

andriettalee
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Tiny spit particles we can't see just got all on that steak. Disgusting

GusFil-kl
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I DONT KNOW GRANDMA FOR YOUR KISS IN YOUR REVELATION ? CALL, MONONUCLEOSIS KISSING DISEASES WHAT LITTLE GIRL ?

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