Abstract During the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic, an outbreak occurred following attendance of a symptomatic index case at a weekly rehearsal on 10 March of the Skagit Valley Chorale [...]
Abstract Natural ventilation (NV) is a sustainable solution to improve building energy efficiency and reduce carbon emission. In this study, we quantified the impact of air pollution and noise pollution on [...]
Background There is limited information on risk factors for eczema in adults.Recent evidence suggeststhat air pollution may be associated with increased incidence of eczema in adults. We aimed [...]
Since the start of the pandemic, ABM teams have been working closely with facilities executives to create strategies and deploy plans to help keep people safe from viral [...]
Abstract Domestic chores are an important part of the household's daily routine and can contribute significantly to personal exposure. In this study, the particulate mass and number concentrations [...]
In tests conducted by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), a new screening technology from Smiths Detection broke new ground in efforts to find [...]
Bacteria, fungi and viruses notoriously love to hitch rides. And they are not picky about the vehicles. Clothes, shoes, hair, hands and countless other surfaces can carry pathogens [...]
With more contagious and perhaps deadlier strains of the coronavirus circulating, the Biden administration should forcefully acknowledge that airborne spread is a primary means of transmission, then take immediate action [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Air pollution caused tens of thousands of deaths in the world's five most populous cities last year despite coronavirus lockdowns, [...]
Air quality is a crucial part of the equation that factors into our health. Zoonotic diseases, those that pass from species to species – move through the air. [...]
The average American spends almost one hour each day commuting to work, a number that adds up quickly. Now, research has found that Californian car commuters can be exposed to [...]
The need for good ventilation has been mainly justified with health reasons, but are there sound health criteria to rely on when defining appropriate ventilation rates? Göran Stålbom [...]
