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Calls for indoor air quality mandate and $10 billion for school ventilation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Calls for indoor air quality mandate and $10 billion for school ventilation

ABC  

A group of scientists, architects and other experts is calling for government action to mandate indoor air quality standards and improve "terrible" ventilation in Australian schools that can hamper learning. "We spend about 90 per cent of our time indoors … and so indoor air quality is actually more important than outdoor air quality." A Department of Health spokesperson said …

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Victoria's new 'clean air' project could help end the COVID pandemic and boost productivity
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Victoria's new 'clean air' project could help end the COVID pandemic and boost productivity

ABC  

After several Australian water polo players tested positive for COVID in Paris last week, Olympics officials were pressed for details on how they would be mitigating viral transmission at the summer games. A collaboration between the Burnet Institute, the Victorian Government and several other research partners, the Pathway to Clean Indoor Air in Victoria will also lay the groundwork for …

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Best Havells exhaust fan: Discover the top 6 picks for powerful ventilation to keep your indoor spaces fresh
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Best Havells exhaust fan: Discover the top 6 picks for powerful ventilation to keep your indoor spaces fresh

Hindustan Times  

From whisking away cooking odours in the kitchen to combating moisture build-up in the bathroom, the role of exhaust fans cannot be overstated. Specifications of Havells Ventil Air DXW-R 150mm Exhaust Fan Brand: Havells Colour: White Special Feature: Portable, Waterproof, Water Resistant Wattage: 25 Watts Finish Type: Metallic Blade Length: 150 Millimetres Mounting Type: Window Mount Controller Type: Button Control …

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Opinion: How should we deal with COVID now?
9 months ago

Opinion: How should we deal with COVID now?

LA Times  

The government made funding available for people infected with COVID to afford the drug Paxlovid for treatment, but not many people know how to access it. Another payment problem arises around antiviral medications such as Paxlovid — imperfect but useful tools to reduce death among those infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. After the COVID-19 public health emergency ended, the Department …

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The best exhaust fans: Our top 10 picks to keep the kitchen, bathroom smell-free
11 months ago

The best exhaust fans: Our top 10 picks to keep the kitchen, bathroom smell-free

Hindustan Times  

Exhaust fans for homes play a crucial role in maintaining indoor air quality. Specifications of Lifelong LLEF150 150 mm Exhaust Fan: 150 mm size Strong air suction capability Rust-proof body for enhanced durability Dust protection shutters 2-year warranty, providing peace of mind Reasons to buy Reasons to avoid Efficient ventilation with strong air suction Limited colour options Rust-proof body ensures …

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Indoor pollution can make you sick. Here's how to keep your home's air clean
1 year, 4 months ago

Indoor pollution can make you sick. Here's how to keep your home's air clean

NPR  

Indoor pollution can make you sick. Sponsor Message For more specific advice, Pruitt says, "the California Air Resources Board has a certification program for air cleaners, along with some excellent guidance." "Every small change you are ready and able to make will improve your indoor air quality," she says. They include heat pumps and insulation, "which lead directly to better …

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‘Indoor ventilation’ can reduce Covid-19 transmission: Study
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Indoor ventilation’ can reduce Covid-19 transmission: Study

Live Mint  

A new study has revealed that effective indoor ventilation is required to prevent the spread of Covid-19 transmission. MIT researchers have recently discovered that indoor relative humidity may also affect the virus' ability to spread. The MIT research team reported that around 40% to 60% of indoor relative humidity is associated with relatively lower rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths, …

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Queensland nears record COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths with latest peak likely weeks away
2 years, 5 months ago

Queensland nears record COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths with latest peak likely weeks away

ABC  

With the peak of Queensland's latest COVID wave still weeks away, there are concerns several big events have the potential to become "superspreaders" putting further strain on the state's already stretched health system. Key points: Queensland recorded near-record COVID-19 deaths and hospitalisations today Doctors warn there is a high risk of "super spreader" events Ventilation in schools deemed "absolutely crucial" …

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COVID-19 funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools

LA Times  

Many schools in California and nationwide were in dire need of upgrades — burdened by leaking pipes, mold, and antiquated heating systems — long before the pandemic drew attention to the importance of indoor ventilation in reducing the spread of infectious disease. “This is a huge deal for schools,” said Anisa Heming, director of the Center for Green Schools at …

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Op-Ed: Don’t pretend we’re ‘back to normal.’ Fight for cleaner air to prevent COVID
2 years, 8 months ago

Op-Ed: Don’t pretend we’re ‘back to normal.’ Fight for cleaner air to prevent COVID

LA Times  

Passengers make their way through Terminal 2 at Los Angeles International Airport on April 19, the day after a federal judge voided the Biden administration’s mask mandate for planes, trains, buses and transportation hubs. In California, the public health department recommends four to six air changes per hour of air filtration in indoor public spaces with low ventilation. Yet last …

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How to fight COVID-19 with ventilation and air purifiers
2 years, 10 months ago

How to fight COVID-19 with ventilation and air purifiers

The Hindu  

COVID-19 is an airborne disease, and the latest Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is the most transmissible thus far. Ventilation can be increased using box or pedestal fans that bring outside air in from one window or doorway, with indoor air being naturally pushed out of another open window. Buying air purifiers Air purifiers can remove airborne particles and thus limit …

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Queensland schools told to boost natural airflow to limit COVID, but experts say it is not enough
2 years, 11 months ago

Queensland schools told to boost natural airflow to limit COVID, but experts say it is not enough

ABC  

Queensland schools are being encouraged to increase natural airflow in classrooms, or hold lessons outdoors, when school resumes to help reduce COVID-19 transmission — but air quality experts say the measures do not go far enough. Key points: The education department advises schools to improve natural airflow to boost classroom ventilation Air quality experts recommend using carbon dioxide monitors to …

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Plants that can reduce the air pollution inside your home
3 years ago

Plants that can reduce the air pollution inside your home

Live Mint  

With most of us spending the majority of our time indoors, esepcially in these last couple of years, it is essential to ensure a comfortable, productive, and healthy indoor environmental quality by following well-regulated parameters and design practices that consider temperature, lighting, noise pollution, proper ventilation, and the quality of the air we breathe. Indoor air pollution occurs when pollutants …

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IIT-Bombay Researcher Develops Computer Simulator to Prevent Covid Spread in Enclosed Spaces
3 years, 1 month ago

IIT-Bombay Researcher Develops Computer Simulator to Prevent Covid Spread in Enclosed Spaces

News 18  

In a bid to strengthen the fight against Covid-19, the researchers of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay have developed a computer simulator that will help in the prevention of virus spread inside enclosed premises. According to a MidDay report, researchers developed the computer simulator after they studied the data and took the information of airflow around aircraft and engines to get …

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Governments failing to heed 'paradigm change' call on ventilation to slow COVID-19 spread, experts say
3 years, 3 months ago

Governments failing to heed 'paradigm change' call on ventilation to slow COVID-19 spread, experts say

ABC  

As Australia prepares for a new year with open borders and a resulting jump in COVID-19 case numbers, leading scientists say there is an urgent need to better regulate indoor ventilation and air quality. Key points: Australia has no legal standards on indoor air quality Professor Lidia Morawska says lives could have been saved with better ventilation Experts are calling …

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Ways to better ventilate your rental to reduce mould and indoor COVID spread
3 years, 3 months ago

Ways to better ventilate your rental to reduce mould and indoor COVID spread

ABC  

The sight of mould is never a good one. "If there's not adequate ventilation, visitors to your house can potentially be infected," Professor Morawska says. Professor Rajagopalan says you can leave the meter in a room for a few days to get a sense of the CO2 reading — about 400 parts per million is the level outdoors, 600 to …

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Does Your Kid's Classroom Need An Air Purifier? Here's How You Can Make One Yourself
3 years, 3 months ago

Does Your Kid's Classroom Need An Air Purifier? Here's How You Can Make One Yourself

NPR  

Does Your Kid's Classroom Need An Air Purifier? Sponsor Message Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of Hillary Creech Courtesy of Hillary Creech With the delta variant surging across the U.S., and the new school year is beginning, many people are looking to make the classroom environment as safe as possible. Enlarge this image toggle caption Gabrielle Emanuel/NPR Gabrielle Emanuel/NPR …

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Rutte: Catering businesses need to do better to stop 4th Covid wave; Work from home when possible
3 years, 5 months ago

Rutte: Catering businesses need to do better to stop 4th Covid wave; Work from home when possible

NL Times  

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the hospitality sector needs to do a better job of making sure that guests adhere to government rules about physical distancing, and customers remain in their assigned seats. Rutte said that the government can not check every single bar, cafe and restaurant in the Netherlands to make sure they are complying with the …

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Schools must rethink ventilation for a safe return to classrooms
3 years, 5 months ago

Schools must rethink ventilation for a safe return to classrooms

Live Mint  

The covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on everyone and we are all looking forward to getting back to normal. Research has provided guidelines for safe indoor CO2 concentration levels that reduce indoor infection risk. The threshold of safe indoor CO2 concentration depends on occupants’ activity levels, for example sitting at a desk or exercising. Wainer and Khalil created indoor …

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Schools have not done enough to improve ventilation during coronavirus pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Schools have not done enough to improve ventilation during coronavirus pandemic

NL Times  

Schools in the Netherlands carried out too few improvemens to their ventilation systems before they fully reopened, Indoor Climate Netherlands said according to AD. One of the prerequisites for schools to be able to fully reopen in May was to provide suitable ventilation systems. Numerous parties, such as consultants, contractors and municipal project managers, are involved in the installation of …

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Office, House, Or Bus: Just Make Sure Windows Are Open To Beat Covid-19. And, Yes, Wear A Mask
3 years, 7 months ago

Office, House, Or Bus: Just Make Sure Windows Are Open To Beat Covid-19. And, Yes, Wear A Mask

News 18  

At a time when the lengths that humanity is going to throw the novel coronavirus out of our lives seems to be matched only by the strides that the virus itself is making with trickier variants and deadlier surges, new guidelines issued by authorities point to the need for guarding more strictly against how the virus seems to be spreading. …

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Covid is airborne, scientists say. Now authorities think so too
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid is airborne, scientists say. Now authorities think so too

Live Mint  

A quiet revolution has permeated global health circles. A “paradigm shift is needed on the scale that occurred when Chadwick’s Sanitary Report in 1842 led the British government to encourage cities to organize clean water supplies and centralized sewage systems,” they wrote. “Professor Morawska’s contribution, on the background of world-leading expertise in aerosol science, made a real impact by forcing …

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Six-foot social distancing rule misses bigger risks, MIT experts say
3 years, 7 months ago

Six-foot social distancing rule misses bigger risks, MIT experts say

CNN  

CNN — When it comes to being indoors, the six feet rule of social distancing misses the bigger point of how coronavirus spreads, according to two Massachusetts Institute of Technology experts. While staying six feet apart can help prevent the spread of large droplets of saliva or mucus that carry coronavirus and other germs, that distance does nothing to protect …

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Keeping Your Windows Open Could Help Curb the Spread of Covid-19, Say Experts
3 years, 8 months ago

Keeping Your Windows Open Could Help Curb the Spread of Covid-19, Say Experts

News 18  

Opening windows and ventilating spaces should be at the heart of efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a group of experts said Thursday, arguing that confusion over airborne transmission meant this simple measure was being overlooked. The virus is most likely to spread through inhalation at close range rather than through contact with surfaces or at long range, said …