News tagged with indoor air
Saving Da Vinci's Last Supper from air pollution
Having survived long centuries, political upheaval, and even bombings during World War II, Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece Last Supper now faces the risk of damage from air pollution due to its location in ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Clean indoor air laws encourage bans on smoking at home
Second hand smoke exposure among nonsmokers has declined over time as clean indoor air laws have been adopted. However, there has been concern that such laws might encourage smokers to smoke more in their homes or other private ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Can aromatherapy produce harmful indoor air pollutants?
Spas that offer massage therapy using fragrant essential oils, called aromatherapy, may have elevated levels of potentially harmful indoor air pollutants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ultrafine ...
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Developing world stoves contribute to two million deaths per year: study
An international effort to replace smoky, inefficient household stoves that people commonly use in lower and middle income countries with clean, affordable, fuel efficient stoves could save nearly 2 million lives each year, ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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A mother's occupation while pregnant can cause asthma in children
Mothers who are exposed to particular agents during pregnancy could give birth to children with a higher risk of asthma, according to new research.
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Indoor air cleaners ease asthma symptoms in children living with smokers
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children who have asthma and live with smokers shows that indoor air cleaners can greatly reduce household air pollution and lower the rates of daytime asthma symptoms ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Indoor air pollution linked to cardiovascular risk
An estimated two billion people in the developing world heat and cook with a biomass fuel such as wood, but the practice exposes people – especially women – to large doses of small-particle air pollution, which ...
Jul 08, 2011 |
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The skinny on how shed skin reduces indoor air pollution
Flakes of skin that people shed at the rate of 500 million cells every day are not just a nuisance — the source of dandruff, for instance, and a major contributor to house dust. They actually can be beneficial. A new ...
May 09, 2011 |
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New tool debuts for measuring indoor air pollutants
A promising new approach for checking the accuracy of measurements of hazardous indoor air pollutants may soon be ready for prime time, report researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
Mar 16, 2011 |
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The buzz on BEES: New web app simplifies use of NIST's economically green building products tool
A powerful scientific tool for selecting cost-effective and environmentally preferable building products is now available as a free, web-based application. Developed and maintained by the National Institute Standards and ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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HEPA filters reduce cardiovascular health risks associated with air pollution
Using inexpensive air filters may help reduce cardiovascular disease risk that results from exposure to air pollution, according to researchers from Canada, who studied healthy adultsliving in a small community in British ...
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Better indoor air starts with minerals
One of the sources of emission for pollutants in living spaces are particleboards glued with adhesives that contain formaldehyde. There is a new method that will now provide another way to reduce these vapors. ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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House-sharing with microbes
Household dust contains up to 1000 different species of microbes, with tens of millions of individual bacterial cells in each gram. And these are just the ones that can be grown in the lab!
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Breathe easy -- no 'nasty surprises' in Australian air study
A CSIRO study of the quality of air inside the typical Australian home has not revealed any nasty surprises.
Sep 03, 2010 |
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U of A works with Health Canada to test residential indoor air quality
Researchers at the University of Alberta are trying to help clear the air about the levels of air pollutants in people's homes.
Aug 12, 2010 |
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