Health Begins at Home: How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality

  You’re probably familiar with “spring cleaning,” where everyone throws open their windows to freshen up their homes. There’s a reason for this – staying inside all winter with minimal ventilation makes the air stale, and pollutants can easily build up. Your home’s air quality directly affects your family’s health, so taking steps to improve […]

Avita warns of phone scams

Avita warns of phone scams

By Crawford County Now Staff March 7, 2022 3:20 pm BUCYRUS / GALION / ONTARIO—Avita Health System has received reports of scammers calling community members and requesting payment over the phone for outstanding medical bills or asking for personal information to confirm upcoming appointments or medication refills. The scammers pretend to work in Avita’s billing […]

Houseplants can instantly reduce indoor air pollution • Earth.com

Houseplants can instantly reduce indoor air pollution • Earth.com

In a new study from the University of Birmingham, experts have confirmed that potted houseplants can substantially improve indoor air quality in homes and offices. The researchers found that houseplants were particularly effective in reducing levels of nitrogen dioxide. “Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a significant pollutant in both outdoor and indoor environments with exposure linked […]

Greenstein Bill to Establish the ‘New Jersey Small Business Indoor Air Quality Management Support Program’ Advances

Greenstein Bill to Establish the ‘New Jersey Small Business Indoor Air Quality Management Support Program’ Advances

Greenstein Bill to Establish the ‘New Jersey Small Business Indoor Air Quality Management Support Program’ Advances     Trenton – In an effort to improve air quality for employees of New Jersey’s small businesses, the Senate Labor Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Linda Greenstein that would establish the ‘New Jersey Small Business Indoor […]

Dust Bunnies – Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound

Dust Bunnies – Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound

March brings the annual ritual of “spring cleaning.” It’s the time when you discover all those dust bunnies that have been hiding all winter long. Dust bunnies sounds cute right? You can purchase dust bunny dolls and watch animated movies online. Dust bunnies don’t hop and are sometimes called dust mice, but they don’t bite. […]

Using Nanotechnology to Improve Indoor Air Quality

Using Nanotechnology to Improve Indoor Air Quality

Emerging research on the use of nanotechnology for increasing indoor air quality (IAQ) has included developments in the removal of indoor air pollutants and volatile organic compounds. This research has been published in the journal, Materials Science and Engineering: B. Study: Fabrication and characterization of multifunctional nanoclay and TiO2 embedded polyamide electrospun nanofibers and their applications […]

Approved by Panel, Testa Bill Would be Breath of Fresh Air for Small Businesses

Approved by Panel, Testa Bill Would be Breath of Fresh Air for Small Businesses

Approved by Panel, Testa Bill Would be Breath of Fresh Air for Small Businesses Legislation sponsored by Senator Michael Testa that would help small businesses clear the air was advanced by the Senate Labor Committee today. Testa’s bill, S-289, would establish the New Jersey Small Business Indoor Air Quality Management Support Program to provide loans to […]