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This topical post quashes the unqualified rumours about the safety of air conditioning systems and COVID-19. What’s the truth about air conditioning and COVID-19? There have been a lot of posts on social media and some scaremongering in the press around the spread of COVID-19 and air-conditioning (AC) systems. We now have the latest ...
Preparedness is the Best Defence Much like other respiratory illnesses, SARS is spread by close contact, when a person infected with SARS contaminates the surrounding air with tiny droplets of infectious matter. Someone in close proximity of the infected person can then become infected by breathing in the contaminated air. ...
Hypoxia workstations are closed glove boxes. They allow air from inside the workstation (which is under positive pressure relative to the room) to be released directly to the laboratory by design, and do not typically provide protection to personnel from potential contaminates in the exhausted air. ...
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Also, ozone is an excellent way to prevent air-borne contaminants from entering the ventilation system. These were important factors in his decision to use ozone. ...
While older buildings present the issue of a large buildup of contaminants over time, today’s modern building codes mandate that building must be built with tighter wraps so new buildings are built so air tight that the health risks may be even greater. ...
Mercury can stay in the atmosphere for up to a year. When released to the air, mercury is transported and deposited globally. Mercury ultimately accumulates in lake's bottom sediments, where it is transformed into its more toxic organic form, methyl mercury, which accumulates in fish tissue. ...