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ServiceMaster Restoration Services by Aerodry (Jefferson City, MO)

Look what just came in the mail! The Titan 4000 Hydroxyl Generator! Just what we always wanted!!! This is a gift to ourselves this year! A hydroxyl generator allows us to treat odors (such as cigarette smoke) in properties without forcing the occupants (and their pets) out of their home or office for a few days. The traditional method for odor treatment is ozone, which is deadly if inhaled for ...

Feb. 4, 2018

By International Ozone Technologies Group, Inc.

Exposing Indoor Air Quality with YESDUST Particulate Sensor

Delta, B.C. – Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. (CETCI) recently introduced YESDUST. This particulate sensor is designed to be used in conjunction with the multi-sensor indoor air quality (IAQ) monitors developed by CETCI, such as the YESAIR. YESDUST is a low-cost, hand-held, battery powered device. It contains a self-aspired, optical sensor that utilizes convection (heated air) to ...

May 6, 2010

By Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. (CETCI)

Air pollution is the world’s top killer

Air pollution, produced largely by agriculture, by manufacturing and burning fossil fuels, is cutting global life expectancy by an average of 1.8 years per person. This makes [air pollution] effectively the world’s major natural killer. The tiny particles accidentally inhaled from polluted air end up in our lungs and some get absorbed into our lung capillaries. This then goes to our veins ...

Aug. 30, 2019

By Pure Air Industries

AKCP Releases Wireless Tunnel Air Quality Sensor

AKCP, the world’s oldest and largest supplier of networked wired and wireless sensor solutions have released their Wireless Tunnel Air Quality Sensor. Combining air particles, volatile organic compounds (VOC), temperature and humidity in a single sensor. Values are checked against user defined thresholds once every 10 seconds. The sensor detects various Metal Oxide (MOx) gases, displaying ...

Jan. 13, 2021

By AKCP

Mesothelioma and the multiple dangers of asbestos exposure

While it is common knowledge that cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, much of the public is unaware that exposure to asbestos can also cause lung cancer. It has been proven that those who have been exposed to asbestos and continue to smoke cigarettes, the risk of developing lung cancer is increased by as much as 90 times. These individuals are also at a greater risk of ...

Oct. 20, 2009

By Asbestos.com, The Asbestos & Mesothelioma Center

PA DEP: Free Radon Test Kits Available in Nine Counties through American Lung Association

Free home radon test kits are available to residents of nine counties in northeast and north-central Pennsylvania, thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to the American Lung Association, or ALA. The kits are offered to residents of Bradford, Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland, Potter, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Tioga counties. "These ...

Aug. 9, 2012

By Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Live demonstrations at Pittcon 2013 – a huge interest in IONICON PTR-MS

Visitors were curious to test their breath in real-time and get some insight on the air they inhale at the show floor Pittcon 2013 took place in Philadelphia for the very first time and attracted more than 18,000 attendees, 1,011 exhibiting companies from 28 countries and of course also us. We at IONICON showcased our most recent products such as the Liquid Calibration Unit (LCU), the IONIMED ...

Mar. 28, 2013

By Ionicon Analytik Ges.m.b.H.

How to Select The Best Air Purifier For Cigarette Smoke And Where Can You Buy It

Olansi Healthcare Co., Ltd (Olansi Healthcare Co., Ltd, Guangzhou Olans Water Treatment Equipments Co., Ltd, and Guangzhou Zenfly Environmental Protection Equipment Co.,Ltd these three factory all belongs to our President Mr. Peng Wei) is a professional manufacturer of car air purifier, desktop air purifier and office air purifier and other healthcare products. It locates in Guangzhou, Guangdong, ...

Apr. 25, 2018

By Olansi Healthcare Co.,Ltd

Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Puerto Rico and Identifying Airborne Carcinogens

Lung Cancer Awareness Month takes place each year during November. The designation is meant to raise awareness of this deadly disease that takes the lives of so many residents of Puerto Rica each year. As of 2014, the most recent year that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lung cancer figures, more than 215,000 people nationwide were diagnosed with lung cancer. That same ...

Nov. 6, 2017

By Zimmetry Environmental

Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Protecting Workers and Building Occupants in Puerto Rico from Airborne Carcinogens

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States and that more men and women die from lung cancer than from any other type of cancer. Fortunately, lung cancer rates are decreasing nationally, as fewer people smoke cigarettes. While cigarette smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, there are a number of ...

Nov. 23, 2020

By Zimmetry Environmental

Mesothelioma and other illnesses caused by asbestos exposure

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral known for its durability and fire-resistant properties, as well as its toxic effects on humans and animals. The substance has been used in a wide variety of building materials, including insulation products, siding, cements, flooring and roofing to name a few. When asbestos-containing materials become damaged or disturbed, toxic asbestos fibers are ...

Dec. 1, 2009

By Asbestos.com, The Asbestos & Mesothelioma Center

Styrene and Exposure Concerns Discussed in New Video

Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses exposure concerns to the volatile organic compound (VOC) known as styrene. “Styrene is used in the manufacturing of many products, but for the general population one greatest sources of exposure to this VOC is from cigarette ...

Oct. 18, 2015

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Home testing for radon in US

During January, National Radon Action Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Surgeon General urge Americans to test their homes for radon, a cancer-causing radioactive gas that claims tens of thousands of lives each year. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking in the U.S. and in the ...

Jan. 8, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

AQMesh can check if your employees are exposed to air pollutants as harmful as cigarette smoke

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that long-term exposure to poor air quality can have the same damaging effect as smoking 20 cigarettes a day, with air pollution shown to be more dangerous than passive smoking. Many employees are exposed to poor air quality on a regular basis and employers are often unaware of the risks and what they can do to manage ...

Oct. 14, 2019

By AQMesh

Protecting Americans through Better Chemical Exposure Monitoring

EPA announced $4 million in grants to five institutions that will work on improving biomonitoring at the Public Health Applications of Human Biomonitoring Meeting. The meeting of experts was sponsored by EPA and the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) Monday and Tuesday at EPA's Research Triangle Park campus. 'Protecting public health is an important part of this research and ...

Sep. 25, 2007

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

World Health Organization anti-smoking program could save millions of lives (#2194)

Millions of smoking-related deaths could still be prevented by 2030 if the World Health Organization smoking reduction policy is applied immediately worldwide, say University of Michigan researchers. Further, the number of smokers could have been reduced by 34 percent had the WHO policy been implemented globally in 2010. Researchers developed two sets of projections predicting smoking outcomes ...

Apr. 30, 2012

By Allerair Industries

Accurate detection and monitoring of Formaldehyde.

PPM Technology has developed wireless connectivity for our leading Formaldehyde detector and monitor the Formaldemeter htv-m. The Formaldemeter htv-m is able to accurately detect and monitor formaldehyde, temperature and humidity in real-time. It can be used as a manual hand-held instrument or as a continuous monitoring device capable of up to one month of data-logging. Formaldehyde is a ...

Jan. 6, 2011

By PPM Technology

Benzene Exposure Risks Discussed in New Online Video

Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate people about issues that may impact their health. Their latest educational video discusses exposure risks to benzene in the home and at work. Benzene is a widely used chemical in the United States and it ranks in the top 20 for production volume. Some industries use ...

Jul. 7, 2013

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Environmental tobacco smoke linked to US workplace death

A young asthmatic woman who collapsed and died shortly after arriving for her shift as a waitress at a bar is the first death to be reported nationally from acute asthma associated with environmental tobacco smoke. This case report by a Michigan State University physician, published in the February edition of the 'American Journal of Industrial Medicine,' not only outlines circumstances under ...

Feb. 11, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Hired Smoke Monitor Measures Effects of Smoke-free Legislation

Ashtead Technology Rentals has played a key role in assessing air quality levels in businesses around the introduction of the English Smoke-free legislation after being contacted by the Tobacco Control Collaborating Centre (TCCC). The TCCC was tasked with monitoring a variety of hospitality and leisure outlets across the country, including pubs, bingo halls and betting shops one month before the ...

Nov. 19, 2007

By Ashtead Technology Ltd