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Be aware of your indoor air quality during the wildfire season
Every summer, the wildfires leave its mark. The wildfires smoke produces a wide range of pollutants that can be detrimental to our health. The particles from smoke tend to be very small and can easily pass through our respiratory system. The number of families affected by the wildfires has led to an increase in public health problems. The best way to prevent breathing... -
Be aware of your indoor air quality during the wildfire season
Every summer, the wildfires leave its mark, and this year is no different. Recently officials of Northern California are warning residents to stay indoors due to the widespread hazardous smoke produced by wildfires raging across the region. The thick smoke has extended beyond California and causing alarm in many other cities.There have been more than 6,800 wildfires large and small recorded within California alone... -
Covid-19 and air purification
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus that has caused a global epidemic. According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “the virus that causes COVID-19 is believed to be spread mainly from person to person, through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks” (CDC, 2020). Since viruses like COVID-19 are mainly spread among humans through droplets...