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  • Mar Pollut Bull . Coronavirus survival on beach sand: Sun vs COVID-19


    Mar Pollut Bull


    . 2021 Mar 18;167:112270.
    doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112270. Online ahead of print.
    Coronavirus survival on beach sand: Sun vs COVID-19


    Maria Adamantia Efstratiou 1 , Ourania Tzoraki 2



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    Abstract

    The disinfecting properties of sun (heat and UV radiation) are adequate in warm sunny regions to rid beach sand of coronavirus particles, if present. Here we detail the mechanism of natural disinfection offered by the sun on coronaviral particles that may find their way onto beach sand. We conclude that heat and UV radiation generated by the sun destroy the virus infection ability.

    Keywords: Heat inactivation; Protein denaturation; SARS-CoV-2; Ultraviolet radiation.

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