There’s something in the air at Westminster. The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, tabled by Green party peer Baroness Jenny Jones, has had its second reading at the House of Lords. Unlike previous motions that were brushed under the …
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Clean air is important for human health, so buildings are ventilated, bringing in “clean” outside air for humans to breathe, expelling the polluted indoor air to the outside. But outside air is not always clean, and ventilation can worsen the …
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Summary On the 9th of May 2023, National Health Service (NHS) England published new guidelines and standards for the application of HEPA filters for air cleaning in healthcare spaces, which is an addendum to the HTM-03-01 specialised ventilation advice and …
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ABSTRACT The increased awareness of the importance of good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), as well as the need to optimise mechanical ventilation rates to deliver good IAQ, have both led to increased demand for IAQ data measured by air sensors. …
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was the sixth leading cause of death in the USA in 2020. A new CDC study has shown that workplace exposure to particulate matter and tobacco smoke are contributing factors, with mortality rates elevated for …
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Radical new research by the Francis Crick biomedical research institute in London suggests that air pollution is instrumental in triggering cancer. The findings are not only a breakthrough in terms of understanding and combating cancer, but also in realising the …
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Airflow is critical to the effective performance of portable air purifiers and an (often hidden) point of difference between competing brands. Successfully cleaning all the air within a room is a real engineering challenge. Many air purifier vendors make unsubstantiated …
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While lockdowns have been lifted, fallow time - the amount of time an operatory is left empty after an Aerosol Generating Procedure (AGP) to permit the clearance and/or setting of airborne droplets or aerosols - is still contributing to …
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An open letter to the WHO Director General, regarding the WHO’s current ventilation roadmap. …
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A major new study from Harvard University shows that there is a direct relationship between the amount of ultra fine particles in the air and how people perform in mental tests. The more polluted the air, the worse people perform. …
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Air pollution is a growing problem. According to the WHO, it kills seven million people worldwide every year. Closer to home, The London Assembly reports that road traffic pollution leads to “thousands of premature deaths every year as well as …
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Rensair has been included within the Belgian Ministry of Health’s list of registered and approved air purification systems. …
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A new report on infection resilient environments has been published by the Royal Academy of Engineering and its partners in the National Engineering Policy Centre. …
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Many are looking forward to the return of full time in-person learning for the 2021-2022 academic year. With sound evidence that airborne aerosols can transmit coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) says surface cleaning and hand sanitizing do not offer …
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In an open letter, Dr. Marwa Zaatari - eminent Indoor Air Quality expert and Member of the Board Of Directors at U.S. Green Building Council - advocates caution when specifying air purification devices. …
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