Dettol found at burglary to ‘disinfect crime scene’ as three Tipp men refused bail
Three men have been refused bail after they were caught red-handed at the scene of a burglary in Bandon last week. Brought before Judge James McNulty at Bandon District Cour the three men, Larry O’Connor, (32) of 174 An Duiche, Scalagheen in Tipperary Town, Patrick Harty, (27) of Mountain View, Bansha Road and Jimmy Connors, […]
Schools are getting creative as they strive to improve indoor air quality
After shouldering responsibilities for keeping students and staff safe and healthy in a global pandemic – you may have felt the weight of the world on your shoulders for the past several months or still feeling this with expectations for next year. The changes and demands of the past year are a lot for school […]
Right to Clean Water Goes to Voters in Two Wisconsin Counties
Referendums Seek to Pressure State Government to Act Voters in two Wisconsin counties will have the chance to make their voices heard on the issue of water quality in the upcoming spring election. Eau Claire and La Crosse counties are the latest to add non-binding referendum questions to their ballots. The effort is designed to […]
Company that develops sensors for spacecraft named Startup of the Year • St Pete Catalyst
The Virginia-based startup Scout Inc. has claimed the title of the 2021 Startup of the Year. Scout, which is developing space sensing technology, was named the winner during the annual Startup of the Year Summit Thursday. This is the ninth year of the event, hosted by Embarc Collective. The event, recognizing the top rising startups, is held […]
Boston Properties Adopts Senseware IoT Platform for IAQ Monitoring
Senseware has announced that Boston Properties will be implementing Senseware’s solution for real-time indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring across BXP’s portfolio as a part of the company’s healthy building strategy. Senseware’s monitoring technology is the latest addition to BXP’s healthy building initiatives. BXP is the largest publicly traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties in […]
Teknos interior paints provide “better indoor air quality”
Dezeen promotion: Finnish paint brand Teknos has released a range of paints designed to improve resident’s wellbeing by purifying indoor air. Named Biora Air, the paints absorb and neutralise aldehyde pollutants such as formaldehydes from interior spaces. According to Teknos, air contaminants are odourless, which makes them difficult for residents to detect before noticing health effects, […]
Managing Cold and Flu Season – Ottawa Herald
Family Features As temperatures drop, the risk of illness – including cold and flu – rises. It can be easy to mistake the flu for a common cold since many of the symptoms are the same, but muscle aches, cough, fever, headaches and sore throat are some of the more common signs you may be […]
COVID-19 exposure possible outside of home isolation rooms – YubaNet
January 27, 2022 – A Rutgers study has detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, both inside and outside of the rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. This finding suggests that airborne transmission beyond the isolation rooms in homes may pose a risk of infection to other […]
COVID-19 Exposure Possible Outside of Home Isolation Rooms
Newswise — A Rutgers study has detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, both inside and outside of the rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. This finding suggests that airborne transmission beyond the isolation rooms in homes may pose a risk of infection to other home occupants. […]
Reg mix-up as driver gets Clean Air Zone fine because ‘M’ looked like a ‘W’
A Devon driver is perplexed after receiving a Clean Air Zone fine for her motorhome – while the document shows a car with a different numberplate. The 74-year-old former council employee and her husband share a Bürstner motorhome which is currently being kept off the road 180 miles away from the city. So they were […]