What You Need to Know About Breathing Masks Breathing Masks Can Be Important for Your Health The popularity of protective breathing masks has grown steadily since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002m more recently with Covid-19, the coronavirus. But the use of a
Read more →Indoor Air Quality is Complicated Indoor Air Quality We spend over 90 percent of our time indoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. With cold weather arriving, time indoors increases. Exposure to a variety of indoor air pollutants increases as well. Some of the sources of these
Read more →How Air Purifiers Can Help During Cold and Flu Season Outbreaks of seasonal flu occur every year. This year the seasonal flu has demonstrated its virulent nature especially for the young and elderly. Now a new virus from China, the Coronavirus, is threatening a widespread outbreak.
Read more →Christmas Tree Syndrome Is there such a thing as Christmas Tree Syndrome? Surprisingly there is. And it all has to do with mold. About 85% of the trees we buy are pre-cut weeks ahead of time. The trees are cut, baled packed and shipped. Unfortunately, moisture and
Read more →Five Steps To Prevent Moldy Buildings Problematic moldy buildings are a headache for building owners and managers. Moldy buildings can mean health problems for the building occupants causing them to suffer. They make numerous decisions about design, operation, and maintenance of a building. These decisions are important
Read more →RAPCA’s Asbestos Air Pollution Program Who’s in charge of Asbestos Air Pollution? The Regional Air Pollution Control Agency (RAPCA) has jurisdiction for air pollution in the Miami Valley. They have an asbestos air pollution division which oversees appropriate methods for the detection and removal of asbestos from
Read more →The Health Effects of Mold Where You Work and Live Mold spores are everywhere. Every time we enter a building, we bring in outside air along with mold spores. The spores are on our clothes, shoes and in the air. Normally, these mold spores, do not affect
Read more →4 Steps to Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke With the horrific fires in California comes an abundance of smoke. If you live within the vicinity of the fires, the smoke could be severe. However, wildfire smoke drifts farther from its source than previously thought. These trends are likely
Read more →How to Keep Your Home Air Pure with an Air Purifier Debunking 6 Housekeeping Myths>/h2> Air Quality News from IQAir A typical six-room home accumulates 40 pounds of dust every year. On average, you spend about 2.5 hours a week cleaning your home. By learning the truth
Read more →3 Keys to Fighting Cold and Flu Season Nobody wants to get sick, but when winter comes it seems inevitable that many of us will suffer from the inconvenient and dangerous cold and flu seasonal influenza. People with flu can spread it to others up to about 6
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