Upper Sugar Creek project launched to improve water quality

Illustration Provided Journal Review Do you live, work, farm or play in the Upper Sugar Creek Drainage? A new project focused on assessing, protecting and improving water quality; engaging individuals interested in the Upper Sugar Creek Drainage; and developing a step-wise plan for the Upper Sugar Creek Drainage will host its first public meeting at […]

EPA science advisers recommend tighter soot air quality standards in draft document

In a new draft document, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) science advisers recommended that the agency tighten its air quality standards for soot pollution after the Trump administration declined to make such a move.  The new draft that was released Friday by the EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) says “all CASAC members agree that the current […]

Fit-tested PPE and HEPA filtration ‘best protection’ for health workers, study finds

News New Australian research adds further evidence that more needs to be done to protect healthcare workers from aerosol spread. HEPA filtration combined with a fit-tested N95 mask and full PPE was found to offer almost complete prevention of nasal contamination. Despite triage efforts, healthcare settings, including both general practices and hospitals, have been sites […]

Long Island factory makes millions of personal care products

Long Island company making personal care products remains busy through pandemic The assembly lines at Radienz Living in Commack have been running non-stop since the start of the pandemic. NEW YORK – It is one of the biggest leaders in home and personal care products manufacturing many items consumers use on a regular basis. “Chances […]

Manila Water, partners send more relief aid to typhoon-hit areas

(File photo) MANILA – Manila Water Foundation (MWF) and its partners are sending additional relief assistance to the communities ravaged by Typhoon Odette last December. In a statement on Monday, the foundation coordinated with the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard in the transportation of more than 70,000 liters of drinking water and […]

New “vertical map” of airborne microorganisms

image: (From right) Team leader Prof Stephan Schuster, Research Director (Meta-‘omics & Microbiomes), SCELSE, NTU; Dr Daniela Moses, Deputy Research Director (Meta-‘omics & Microbiomes); Dr Elena Gusareva, Research Fellow; and Dr Irvan Luhung, Senior Research Fellow. They are holding the air samplers which helped to collect over 480 samples that enabled the team to come up […]

Transport systems low risk for spreading Covid, London Underground data shows

Public transport systems present a low risk for the spread of Covid-19 if the network has good ventilation and preventive health rules, computer simulations based on London Underground data have shown. Commuters from Lisbon to Beijing can expect a lower chance of infection if they are able to follow the best practices offered by lockdown […]

DC Srinagar chairs Monitoring Committee meet

 In order to review the progress on Rs 5 crore City Specific Action Plan undertaken for monitoring and implementation of National Clean Air programme (NCAP) to improve Air Quality Index in District Srinagar, 6th meeting of Monitoring Committee of NCAP was today held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad here […]