Healthier Indoor Air Through Operations & Maintenance
Healthier Indoor Air Through Operations & Maintenance Industry sources discuss operations and maintenance practices that can support your journey toward healthier indoor air in your facility. By Anne CosgroveFrom the April 2022 Issue Though it’s actually invisible, since March 2020 indoor air quality (IAQ) has undoubtedly become a visible issue to anyone who works, lives, […]
More than 100 new air purification devices installed at Walsall Manor Hospital
More than 100 new air purification devices have been installed at Walsall Manor Hospital GAMA healthcare delivered and installed the devices, with support and help from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Estates and Facilities and Electrical and Biomedical Engineering (EBME) services. The devices will benefit patients receiving treatment as well as […]
First private mission to space extended for three more days, splashdown on April 24
The 10-day-long mission has been extended to be of 14 days after poor weather conditions in the area where the Dragon spacecraft will splashdown with four private astronauts. The Ax-1 crew inside the SpaceX Dragon. (Photo: SpaceX) After Nasa and SpaceX waved off the plans for the first private astronaut to return home, the Axiom-1 […]
Kendrapara in grip of drinking water crisis; ‘Har Ghar Jal’ fails
Kendrapara: Although seven distributaries of Mahanadi, Brahmani and Baitarani flowing in Kendrapara district, the coastal area is still reeling from severe drinking water crisis, a report said. As per official data of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) department, the coastal district has at least 17,238 tub wells, 331 drinking water projects and 181 overhead […]
Sorry, But Scientists Have Sided With The ‘No Shoes Inside’ Households
Growing up, I lived in a strict no-shoes-inside household. My dad is Korean, and it’s a common cultural thing in many Asian homes. On top of that, my parents were also both microbiologists — and they had a pretty good idea that tracking in a bunch of junk from outside wasn’t the best idea generally. […]
Transport options for infected eased
REVISED SIGNS: Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Philip Lo said the main warning signs of severe illness have been expanded to seven conditions By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday relaxed the permissible transportation methods for people with COVID-19 quarantining at home, as well as people in home […]
U’khand to install 500 water ATMs on Char Dham Yatra route
The Uttarakhand government would install 500 water ATMs on the Char Dham Yatra route to provide good quality drinking water to the pilgrims. These ATMs would have displays indicating the water quality. An order regarding this was given by the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during a review meeting with the officers of the Drinking […]
Injured young eagle saved at Deep Point Marina | News
Schools, businesses and people aren’t the only ones suffering effects from viruses. As the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning, our feathered friends are taking a hit from a different but deadly pathogen, state officials report. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in wild birds and among domestic chicken flocks, and is disrupting the […]
Why we need to change the way we heat our homes
Many people who use wood-burning stoves are unaware of the associated health hazards from indoor air pollution, especially for children and older adults. Cleaner, safer forms of domestic heating are now available that provide the added bonus of lower greenhouse gas emissions. Share on PinterestWood burning contributes significantly to pollution and climate change. Koki Jovanovic/Stocksy […]
New York to consider $4.2 billion environmental bond act
New York voters this fall will consider a $4.2 billion bond act meant to shore up the state’s infrastructure to curtail the worst effects of climate change. And environmental organizations, business groups and labor unions are planning a major push to get the issue on voters’ minds this year. In an interview with Capital Tonight […]