Journal article
Aerobiology, post COVID-19, within the emerging Industrial Revolution 5.0 and Society 5.0
Discover Environment, Vol.3(1), 78
2025
Abstract
In this perspective, aerobiology includes microbes, dust, insects, birds and airplanes and the importance of aerial ecosystems in modern society. In 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus opened the World’s eyes to the global spread of a virus, the fast global spread caused by people travelling on planes. Billions of people were quarantined, studying moved online and most nonessential work was done at home via the internet. The “stay at home” policy, saved millions of lives, slowed transmission rates but also had a huge negative impact on industrial, economic, and social wellbeing. The pandemic arrived at a time when climate changes were being felt in different ways at different locations globally. A new global sustainable society (Society 5.0) was and is emerging that requires the new industrial revolution (Industry 5.0) to meet societal needs for a safer, healthier and sustainable existence. In 2022, as the pandemic receded, ChatGPT and AlphaFold became publicly available and again the World changed and with them Industry 5.0 arrived for the masses. In this perspective, all life in the air, its interactions, vectors, pathogens, and their impact on a global scale are presented confirming the importance of aerobiology in Society 5.0. Climate change, birds, insects, humans, microbiomes, viromes, airborne soil, dust and role of aviation are presented. Human impacts on aerobiology and vice versa are questioned and discussed. Technological advances to detect and control biological entities in the air are presented. Aerobiology is more than dust, microbes, filters, and detection technologies, it is all life in the air and its links to terrestrial and aquatic biology. This perspective provides a holistic understanding of the air ecosystem and its importance for Society 5.0.
Details
- Title
- Aerobiology, post COVID-19, within the emerging Industrial Revolution 5.0 and Society 5.0
- Authors/Creators
- Andrew Macrae - Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRafaela Nascimento Lopes - Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biotecnologia Vegetal E Bioprocessos, Decania, CSS, Universidade Federal Do Rio de JaneiroRegina Célia da Silva Barros Allil - Nanotechnology Engineering Program, COPPE, Universidade Federal Do Rio de JaneiroMarcelo Werneck - Electrical Engineering Program, COPPE, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
- Publication Details
- Discover Environment, Vol.3(1), 78
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Grant note
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior APQ1 / Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Identifiers
- 991005894545407891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2025
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Food Futures Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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