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Opening windows clears germs and stale air –but timing matters. You don’t want to swap indoor pollution for outdoor exhaust.
A German habit has been trending in recent weeks: ‘lüften,’ or airing out your home. It can help older, damp homes in the US – if circumstances are right.
A new AI-powered simulation model allows researchers and architects to design well-ventilated indoor spaces that keep harmful smoke away.
Ventilation systems pump polluted air from our homes – which contains particulate matter and methane – into the environment.
We need to see suitable infection prevention measures alongside targeted public health campaigns to reduce COVID infections across the community.
The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.
We’re all exposed to harmful air pollution when cooking – but retrofitting our homes to save energy may complicate matters.
When it comes to reducing the spread of COVID, ventilation is often an afterthought. But cleaner air needs to be front and centre of our COVID mitigation strategy. Here’s why.
A lot of federal money is now available for making school buildings healthier. Two environmental health experts explain how school districts can best use it.
New Zealand has done better than most countries by taking decisive action at the start of the COVID pandemic. Now is the time to build on this with a science-based strategy to manage the next stages.
The National Construction Code has no minimum ventilation requirements for schools, aged care institutions, pubs, restaurants and health-care facilities.
The early symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include headaches or dizziness, breathlessness, nausea, tiredness, chest and stomach pains and visual problems.
3D printers got a lot of attention when DIYers leapt to action to address equipment shortages early in the pandemic, but some everyday items found in hardware stores played a big role, too.
While public health measures in schools and hospitals aim to reduce COVID transmission, people with disability who have support workers in their homes have largely been forgotten.
Residents of group homes and long-term care are at high risk for COVID-19. But an important aspect has been left out of Public Health Ontario’s guidance for these facilities: indoor air quality.
As the UK warms, the government needs to pay more attention to sustainably and efficiently cooling buildings.
The NSW and Victorian government say they’re providing schools with adequate options for ventilation, including air filters. But schools can’t take proper action without monitoring air quality.
Avoid poorly ventilated parts of the building if you can. And always wear a mask when you open your door.
The term ‘intubation’ is used when experts talk about treating patients with severe COVID-19. But this medical term doesn’t explain the traumatic procedure involved.
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