Viruses in the air? Researchers study how air-cleaning devices, masks, and UV light reduce risk of infection
Hand hygiene and coughing into sleeves are not sufficient measures against viruses such as the coronavirus, which are spread by aerosol particles suspended in the air, the Aalto University writes in a press release. For this reason, researchers at Aalto University and the University of Eastern Finland are studying how various solutions, such as more […]
Eugene must act now to address climate change
The city of Eugene is suffering from the same chronic inaction on climate change as the global community, referred to by the United Nations Environment Program as an adaptation gap: “the difference between actually implemented adaptation and a societally set goal.” In just a few weeks, Eugene City Council has an opportunity to shift that […]
New Type Of Ultraviolet Light Makes Indoor Air As Safe As Outdoors
A new type of ultraviolet light that is safe for people took less than 5 minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by more than 98%, a joint study by scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and the U.K. has found. Even as microbes continued to be sprayed into […]
Natural Gas: Essential for American’s Cleaner Energy Future
Across the country, the natural gas industry is playing a pivotal role in achieving our clean energy goals today, and is committed to making further progress. The industry is investing $95 million every day on energy efficiency and upgrades to infrastructure that will continue to unlock innovative solutions to meet our environmental goals. These investments have been key […]
EPA Publishes Best Practices for Indoor Air Quality in Combating COVID-19
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new guidance on best practices to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) as part of the administration’s overall pandemic response plan for combating COVID-19. Called the “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge,” the guidance advises, “[b]uilding owners and operators should engage experts, facilities managers, and others who are skilled, trained, […]
Experts warn of intense allergy season as pollen counts rise over time
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — With spring comes budding flowers, trees and, unfortunately for people who suffer from allergies, it also brings pollen. Experts say the sneezing and itching may be starting earlier for some people. Although the pollen isn’t coming from trees here in SE Wisconsin yet, warm temperatures and winds have carried pollen and […]
EPA Publishes Best Practices for Indoor Air Quality in Combating COVID-19 | Jackson Lewis P.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new guidance on best practices to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) as part of the administration’s overall pandemic response plan for combating COVID-19. Called the “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge,” the guidance advises, “[b]uilding owners and operators should engage experts, facilities managers, and others who are skilled, trained, […]
Toyochem develops low-odor, low-VOC acrylic adhesive for vehicle & building interiors; T-VOC 10% of conventional products
Toyochem Co., Ltd., the polymers and coatings arm of Japan’s Toyo Ink Group, launched a new low-odor, low-VOC acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA), the Oribain EXK 21-046, for use in enclosed spaces such as vehicles and building interiors. EXK 21-046 PSAs not only demonstrate good bonds to metals, plastics, textiles and other substrates, but they are also are capable […]
New purpose for pool | News, Sports, Jobs
MARSHALL — It’s been a year of changes for the former swimming pool facility at Marshall Middle School. While not all the renovations are complete, a major part of the project — filling in the old pool — is finished. “It’s falling into place nicely,” said Dion Caron, business services director at Marshall Public Schools. […]
5 diabetes truisms that are (at least partially) false
Many people, including patients with diabetes and their health care providers, strongly adhere to ideas and accepted truths about diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR) that are not entirely based in scientific fact. By definition, truisms are statements so obviously true or self-evident that they deserve little attention, serve as a rhetorical device, eg, if the […]