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AeroClean to Demonstrate Safe Air Technology at AHR Expo

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AeroClean Technologies (Nasdaq: AERC) will attend the 2022 International Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating (“AHR”) Expo, taking place Jan. 31 through Feb. 2, 2022 in Las Vegas. AeroClean plans to demonstrate its medical-grade air sanitization solution Pūrgo™ — designed for hospitals but suitable to protect all indoor […]

Nonprofits applying for Benton County American Rescue Plan Funds

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Some local nonprofits are given a chance to apply for American Rescue Plan funds in Benton County, which is receiving $54 million to address the economic fallout and safety issues from the pandemic. The Boys and Girls Club of Benton County is asking for $445,000, according to a proposal, which will […]

Smart windows can significantly reduce indoor pathogens

UBC Okanagan Assistant Professor Dr. Sepideh Pakpour, along with student researchers Enrique Calderon and Rita Lam, examine a sample beside the natural light experimentation chamber. Their research suggests light through smart windows can work as a natural disinfectant against many illnesses including E.Coli and methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus. Daylight passing through smart windows results in almost […]

Jessieville takes 2-day virtual pivot after increase in COVID-19 cases

JESSIEVILLE — With recent rising numbers of positive COVID-19 cases and quarantines among students and staff, the Jessieville School District switched to remote learning Tuesday and today. The district’s decision follows that of the Lake Hamilton, Fountain Lake, Mountain Pine and Cutter Morning Star school districts, along with the Hot Springs Main Street Visual & […]

Key steps to keep indoor air clean in classrooms

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented education with challenges and opportunities. On one hand, the massive move to digital learning and one-to-one programs has accelerated districts’ plans for edtech adoption. On the other, state and district leaders must ensure safe learning environments as schools strive to remain open—and paying attention to indoor air quality is critical. […]

Letter: We need clean water | Letters to the Editor

Thank you for the full-page article, carried in the Quad-City Times on Jan. 1 (“Coping with reaction of climate, chemicals”). The reporters did a fine public service, describing in granular detail the constant challenges of supplying Iowa’s largest metropolitan area with clean drinking water from water sources set in a landscape of intensive, large-scale agriculture. […]

School hires consultant over Varian contamination concerns | News

BEVERLY — Shore Country Day School has hired an outside consultant to assess the potential health risks caused by contamination coming from the former Varian site. Head of School Clair Ward said the school decided it needed an independent expert to keep an eye on the environmental cleanup being conducted by Varian, the company that […]

China Orders Overseas Mail Disinfection over Omicron Fears

China’s postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overseas after authorities claimed mail could be the source of recent coronavirus outbreaks. China, where the virus first emerged in late 2019, has stuck to a strict policy of targeting zero Covid cases even as the rest […]

Morenci schools working to upgrade heating, cooling, lighting systems

MORENCI — If it wasn’t for the parts shortage brought on by the pandemic, Morenci Area Schools would be further along in the district’s project to install more energy-efficient lighting and heating and cooling equipment and it would be seeing lower utility bills. Still, the district is expecting to complete the project by the end […]