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Air Purifier that Meets and Exceeds WHOStandards for Indoor Air Quality
(Hong Kong, May 20, 2010) - On 16th May 2010, the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(CCDCP) released a study on domestic indoor air pollution levels. According to state media, the studyreported more than two million Chinese deaths annually from health problems related to indoor airpollution, with nearly half of them under five years of age. It also stated that indoor pollution can ...
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Tips to Buying a Green Home Revealed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video discusses items to look for when purchasing a green home. Today, many people looking to buy a new home are considering green features being offered by home builders. These green features ...
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CSIRO Melbourne air quality survey volunteer call
CSIRO air quality researcher, Dr Melita Keywood, said scientists are hoping to involve 40 households across Melbourne in the study funded by the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. “We know that some household pollutants pose a health risk under certain circumstances – but there is no profile of what could be described as average conditions in a ...
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2014 Healthy Building Professional Summit
Sponsored by IAQ Training Institute, LLC of Central City, PA The 2014 Healthy Building Professional Summit will be held August 18-22, 2014 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, 777 Waterwheel Drive, Seven Springs, PA. The weeklong event includes fundamental, intermediate and advanced level education on residential and commercial indoor air quality (healthy building) assessments. Eight nationally ...
By IAQ Radio
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Chicago Area Environmental & Building Sciences Consulting Company Expands Services to the East Coast
EC2, Inc., puts their decades of environmental and building structure knowledge to work on the Eastern Seaboard through strategic partnerships with Advanced Indoor Air Quality Care and Pure Air. One of the leading building sciences and indoor air quality (IAQ) consulting firms from the Chicago area has recently announced they have aligned their services with two major providers of IAQ services ...
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IAQ Video Network Celebrates Their 350th Production and 1,150 YouTube Subscribers
Earlier this month, the IAQ Video Network created its 350th educational video. The growing library of videos have covered a wide range of topics and recent productions have covered such topics as Ebola, asbestos,Staphylococcus aureus and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In addition to celebrating their 350th video, the IAQ Video Network has now reached 1,150 subscribers to its ...
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Basements, Crawl Spaces and Indoor Air Quality Discussed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses how basements and crawl spaces can impact a home’s indoor air quality (IAQ). Depending on the type of home and the region of the country, a house is likely either built on a slab, above a crawl space or over a basement. The type of ...
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Changing Air Filters and Residential Indoor Air Quality Discussed in New Online Video
Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses HVAC systems, the role of air filters and their impact on the indoor air quality (IAQ) of a home. “Since air filters are typically out of sight, many people forget about the important role they play in filtering out airborne contaminants and ...
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Home Ventilation & Indoor Air Quality Discussed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses how home ventilation impacts people’s indoor air quality (IAQ). Indoor pollutants can sometimes accumulate to levels that can pose health and comfort issues when too little outdoor air enters a home. One approach to lowering the ...
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Reasons Of Poor Indoor Air And Steps To Improve It by olansi air purifier
To improve your indoor air quality, you cannot do much. All you can do is get inside and close all of the windows and doors. However, this practice is actually counter-productive and it will make your indoor air even more polluted. If left untreated, your indoor air can become toxic and allergic. In other words, there should be proper airflow in your house, which is only possible if you keep the ...
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Living green in 2011: how to get started
Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company First comes the New Year, and then comes the resolutions. With eco awareness on the rise, it's not surprising that many New Year's resolutions are to start living green. While green living may be the new buzz word, to start doing it may take some definition. Our eco friendly training defines green living or a ...
By 3BL Media
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How to use best desktop air purifier and where can you buy best desktop air purifier for office and home
“Desktop air purifier” is a great name for a product: it’s simple, it’s direct and it addresses a major universal concern. It is as universal as it gets. After all, even little kids have been exposed to the idea that the air is not that clean anymore, that there is pollution and “bad things” in it. The first thing a person will associate with the term ...
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Industry Accreditations Separate the IAQ Experts from the Rest
With decades of environmental knowledge, EC2 continues to raise the bar. When buildings have an indoor air quality (IAQ) problem it can lead to a host of serious issues. Health problems, decreased productivity, loss of property values, environmental regulations and lawsuits can all result. Many times when IAQ issues become apparent in a building they have been caused by a combination of ...
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Olansi Best Portable Mini Car Ionizer Air Purifiers With Hepa Filter Is Good For Your Car Air Quality
Each day we tend to feel safe in our car, but the air in the interiors of cars may be even worse than household indoor air. Driving a car can be our single most toxic activity. A busy interstate highway has many sources of pollution; gas and diesel exhaust fumes, various particles, pollen, cigarette smoke, and germs. Everything along the road has an oily finish, with tiny soot particulates ...
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Olansi Best Portable Mini Car Ionizer Air Purifiers With Hepa Filter Is Good For Your Car Air Quality
Each day we tend to feel safe in our car, but the air in the interiors of cars may be even worse than household indoor air. Driving a car can be our single most toxic activity. A busy interstate highway has many sources of pollution; gas and diesel exhaust fumes, various particles, pollen, cigarette smoke, and germs. Everything along the road has an oily finish, with tiny soot particulates ...
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Three Northwest Institutions Receive Funding from EPA for Research to Better Understand the Effects of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality
On July 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its continued commitment to improving America’s indoor air quality by providing almost $8 million to fund nine institutions, including three in the Northwest, researching the impacts of climate change on indoor air quality and the resulting health effects. Washington State University, University of Oregon and Portland State ...
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EPA to sample air in homes near MLC moraine, Ohio, facilities; meeting Feb. 17, 6.pm.
In March, Motors Liquidation Co., under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency supervision, will begin collecting indoor air samples from about 60 homes and buildings in Moraine, Ohio’s, Riverview Plat neighborhood. The neighborhood is southwest of the former GM manufacturing complex, now known as MLC Moraine. A meeting to discuss the investigation will be held 6 to 8 p.m, Feb. 17, at the ...
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Recognizing National Healthy Homes Month in Puerto Rico
The month of June is recognized as National Healthy Homes Month in Puerto Rico and across the rest of the United States. The designation is acknowledged by such government agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s theme for this year’s National Healthy Homes Month is Everyone Deserves a Safe and Healthy ...
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How to use best desktop air purifier and where can you buy best desktop air purifier for office and home
“Desktop air purifier” is a great name for a product: it’s simple, it’s direct and it addresses a major universal concern. It is as universal as it gets. After all, even little kids have been exposed to the idea that the air is not that clean anymore, that there is pollution and “bad things” in it. The first thing a person will associate with the term ...
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EPA Awards $66,000 to Improve Santa Clara County Indoor Air
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $66,400 to the San Jose, Calif.-based organization Breathe California of the Bay Area for reducing indoor air pollutant exposure through training and education. “EPA is proud to be working with our awardees across the nation to improve the air we breathe at school, work and home,” said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator ...
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