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No Matter Your Industry, HVAC HEPA Filtration Improves Indoor Air Quality

HEPA filters are vital for air quality control.

Best Practices for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Includes Indoor Air Quality Controls

As part of the quality monitoring process for pharmaceutical products, maintaining a sterile environment with air filters is crucial.

Mold Causes Significant Indoor Air Quality Problems in Libraries

Mold in libraries is no small matter; just ask the staff of the Carnegie Library in our nation’s capital. In order to protect patrons and employees from potential harm due to mold-related IAQ problems, the Washington, DC building was closed for nearly four months beginning in September of last year while indoor air quality and mold remediation efforts were underway.

The Occupational Risk: Toxic Benzene Chemical Exposure

Back in 1903, German coffee merchant, Ludwig Roselius, invented the first commercially effective decaffeination method. The “Roselius Process” blended steamed coffee beans with a brine solution then coated the mix in a natural chemical solvent to extract the caffeine. Though successful, the practice was no longer used once the extraction compound was deemed unsafe.

Indoor Air Quality Considerations & Airport Smoking Lounges

While the number of US airports offering designated smoking areas has declined in the past ten years, many still do exist. A study conducted by the Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) found that the average air pollution levels directly outside airport smoking lounges were 23 times higher than in smoke-free airports.

The Unseen Occupational Hazard At Shopping Malls

Walk into most shopping malls and you’ll find a feast for the senses. Soothing music piped in to relax; lighting meant to please. The smells from food court staples like fresh baked cookies and waffle ice cream cones are expected to rouse your appetite while scents drifting from department store cosmetic counters are emitted so as to calm and drive you to buy things. For many people, these efforts prove successful. They browse. They eat and socialize. They shop.

As Delta Rages Indoor Air Quality is More Important Than Ever

Spawned by new Covid cases and deaths related to the highly contagious Delta variant, vaccination rates are on the rise. And yet, there are more than 80 million Americans who are eligible to receive the vaccine who haven’t. A year ago, most of us could not have envisioned that Covid would still be a constant Read More

Presidential Executive Order: Covid-19 and Worker Protection

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

Asbestos, Indoor Air Quality, and Occupational Risk

The September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001 claimed nearly 3,000 lives and wounded more than 6,000 others. The devastation didn’t end there if you add the number of people who will die from asbestos-related disease resulting from the rescue, recovery, and cleanup efforts in New York City in the weeks that followed. Because asbestos was Read More

Hazardous Air Pollutants Have Tire Manufacturers Slamming On The Breaks

Air pollutants may prove hazardous to rubber industry workers. We Americans like our cars. Our country ranked #3 on a list of countries with the highest car ownership per capita – nearly 800 cars per 1,000 people. At four tires (or more) per vehicle, that’s a lot of tires. In fact, market data compiled by Read More

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