Claims for using UVC Air Filtration in Air filtering units to fight Covid-19 dismissed by science While using Ultraviolet light has been used to stop pathogens like Covid-19, its effective use requires dosage controls that are not possible in typical air cleaning units. In addition, Ultraviolet light when improperly used can be extremely dangerous to Read More
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What this means for businesses regarding indoor air quality On January 21, 2021, a Presidential Executive Order was signed regarding the policy of ensuring the health and safety of American workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (1) Before this order was issued, OSHA developed a Covid-19 planning guide (2) to help businesses identify workplace risk levels Read More
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2020 has been a year of significant events in America. Our president was impeached. The stock market crashed. Wildfires ravaged parts of the west coast and murder hornets wreaked havoc on honeybee colonies. Civil rights protests continue alongside legal challenges to the results of our national election. And of course, Covid. Of these trials, none Read More
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Extend Product Life with Regular Filter Maintenance The sources of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings have increased over the years. Luckily, so have methods to fight the ill-effects of those pollution sources, methods which have proven to safeguard the health of building occupants. One of the most effective ways Read More
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Pre-COVID-19, the words “pandemic” and “deadly transmissible disease” didn’t affect most of us more than a passing notion. For athletes, coaches, and athletic clubs the focus on indoor air quality in their locker rooms was primarily limited to odor control. Then MRSA hit the scene.
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Indoor Air Quality and Covid-19 Indoor Air Quality in spa and beauty salons has been a concern since the dawn of their opening. For hair shops, cancer-causing formaldehyde was enemy number one due to the toxic fumes emitted from perms, dyes, and hair straightening treatments. For nail salons, it was the VOCs (volatile organic compounds) Read More
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Mobile Ambient Air Cleaners Offer Protection for Office Workers As of the time of this writing, more than 6.3 million people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and at least 190,000 have died. (1) Worldwide, there have been nearly 1,207,284 human beings who have perished from the disease. Covid-19 has the Read More
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How Indoor Air Quality Affects Transmissibility The impact of Covid-19 on the country’s senior population is a story continuing to unfold. But we can use current facts and figures to illustrate what our elderly are up against in terms of this pandemic. Unfortunately, the statistics paint a grim picture. Presently, there are over 51 million Read More
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From Dorm Rooms to Fraternity Houses, Air Purifiers Can Help COVID-19. The statistics at the time of this writing are grim: Global confirmed cases: 31,389,682 U.S. confirmed cases: 6,867,960 U.S. death toll: 200,182 (as of 9/22/20, footnote 1) As a result, this August looked different than any other in the history of American higher education, Read More
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