Contaminated Air and Groundwater Lead to Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Designation
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its decision to designate Greenpoint’s Meeker Avenue Plume a Superfund site, setting the stage for a federally supervised scrub of the site, possibly funded by the companies responsible for polluting the neighborhood. Bounded roughly by Norman Avenue to the north, Kingsland Avenue to the west, the Newtown Creek […]
Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten — Spaces4Learning
Challenges of the Pandemic: Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten Challenges of the Pandemic: Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit more than two years ago, we have been faced with many unique challenges and pieces of conflicting information, such as air changes per vs. air currents, Plexiglass or masks, lack of preplanning, failure to […]
Acer launches air purifier brand ‘acerpure’
acerpure devices promise optimal air quality, comfort, and energy efficiency Editor’s note: This press release is sponsored by Acer and was handled by BrandRap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the publishing of this piece. Since 2020, we’ve been staying indoors for longer periods of time. […]
East Amherst NY Air Duct Cleaning – Vent Allergen/Dust Removal HVAC Services
Niagara Falls,United States – March 22, 2022 /MarketersMEDIA/ — The company, a mold-certified indoor air specialist company, has updated its air duct line of services in response to the significant uptick in demand triggered by the pandemic. More details can be found at https://www.nycleanway.com As part of its residential and commercial HVAC air duct cleaning […]
Albuquerque city council debates how marijuana should be enforced
Recreational marijuana sales will start in New Mexico on April 1, and Albuquerque city councilors met to talk about enforcing where people can use it. The debate was centered around the Albuquerque clean indoor air act. The act is designed to control where tobacco is consumed in public, and some city council members believed that […]
March Soaker Today – Slushy Possibilities Tomorrow
Steadier, Heavier Rain Arrives Today A withering drought continues for much of the western USA, long-track tornadoes may grind across Louisiana and Mississippi later today and massive wildfires are burning from Texas to the Florida Panhandle. So remind me not to whine about puddles, potholes, muddy shoes and a little Wednesday slush. March can whip […]
Indoor air inequality: how mould and damp are affecting societies’ most vulnerable residents
Air Quality News reporter Chloe Coules investigates the growing problem of damp and mould in social housing and the impact it has on the most vulnerable tenants. ‘I have been crying non-stop every day, crying like a helpless child. I have been screaming and shouting in my flat, and normally I am a very quiet […]
New approach to measuring indoor air pollution
Tools that can produce accurate models of indoor air quality are to be designed in a project led by the University of Birmingham. Tools that can produce accurate models of indoor air quality are to be designed in a project led by the University of Birmingham. The new project “Indoor Air Quality Emissions & Modelling […]
An introduction to indoor air quality
AIR QUALITY is one of the most significant health challenges of our time. Repeated exposure to air pollutants is one of the top potential causes of chronic health problems such as lung cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory infections. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2016 air pollution was linked to over 4.2 million […]
A Breath of Fresh Air: Why You Need Clean Air Daily
It’s almost impossible to overstate how important a breath of fresh air is in our daily lives. Clean oxygen keeps our bodies and brains healthy and lets us perform at our best. That said, many people don’t understand or appreciate the benefits of clean air. The fact is that the stale indoor air we breathe […]