Ventilation data clears up air quality questions in Ottawa’s city-run LTC homes

Ventilation data clears up air quality questions in Ottawa’s city-run LTC homes

After months of visiting their father alone at his Ottawa long-term care home, sisters Danielle Mongeon and Sylvie Besner were finally able to see him together this week. Bernie Mongeon has lived in the city-owned Garry J. Armstrong home for three years, since before the pandemic made visits such a challenge. Ontario eased that challenge somewhat on Monday, further […]

Home Gym Equipment Cleaning and Disinfectant Products

Home Gym Equipment Cleaning and Disinfectant Products

FAQs How often do you need to clean your home gym? As a general rule, wipe down “high-touch surfaces,”Dr. Nelson recommends using dumbbells, mats, and a bench for every exercise. “You probably need to clean your home workout space a lot more frequently than you think,”George Nelson, MD is an infectious diseases physician and epidemiologist. […]

[Eye Plus] 100 years of pure water flows from Seoul’s fountain of life

[Eye Plus] 100 years of pure water flows from Seoul’s fountain of life

Photographed by Park Hyun-koo Where water flows, life flourishes, and around a century back, the history of South Korea’s clean water began with Ttukdo Reservoir Water Purification Plant.  Photographed by Park Hyun-koo In 1903, two American businessmen, Henry Collbran and Harry Bostwick, were granted the rights to set up the water supply system by Emperor […]

Is the avocado in water storage hack safe?

Is the avocado in water storage hack safe?

It’s a tale as old as time: You spend days waiting for an avocado to ripen only for it to go from an impenetrable, rock-hard round to a brown, mushy mess seemingly overnight. It’s a frustrating reality that’s not only inspired many (many) memes but also sent plenty of people searching for a solution — […]

Pamplin Media Group – Warm Springs tribe collects drinking water with solar panels

Pamplin Media Group – Warm Springs tribe collects drinking water with solar panels

New solar system provides much-needed drinking water for people on the Reservation Warner Williams Jr. cannot drink the water delivered to his house by the Warm Springs utilities. “There have been reports of bad algae in the water system,” says Williams. “They tried filter systems, but the algae would clog the filters.” Williams resorted to […]

Why you may want to get an air purifier if you work from home

Why you may want to get an air purifier if you work from home

“The advent of COVID-19 caused the shift of working pattern to work from home remotely for many employees. However, homes may not be a good working environment, compared to conventional office settings with better air conditioning and ventilation systems,” the study concluded. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, poor air quality poses a […]

EPA Announces the “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge” to Help Building Owners and Operators Improve Indoor Air Quality and Protect Public Health

EPA Announces the “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge” to Help Building Owners and Operators Improve Indoor Air Quality and Protect Public Health

Guidance follows through on President Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan March 17, 2022 WASHINGTON (March 17, 2022) – Today, as part of President Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan released March 3rd, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is releasing the “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge,” a call to action and a concise set of guiding principles […]

– Researchers create more accurate measurement of indoor air pollutants

– Researchers create more accurate measurement of indoor air pollutants

18 March 2022 Funded by the Met Office, researchers are creating tools that can enable greater understanding of indoor air quality. The new project “Indoor Air Quality Emissions & Modelling System (IAQ-EMS)”, is funded by the Met Office and UK Research and Innovation through the Strategic Priorities Fund. It aims to increase the understanding of […]