AIR8 Magazine
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Air Pollution
How air purifiers combat COVID-19 and other air pollutants
Throughout the pandemic, air purifiers have increased in popularity due to their efficiency in eliminating toxic pollutants and viruses in the air. The World Health Organization (WHO) affirmed that COVID-19 is an airborne transmission disease that drives pandemic.
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Air Pollution
How do COVID-19 and air pollution relate?
In 2003 a group of scientists from China researched and examined the correlation between air pollution and the respiratory viral infection, SARS (SARS is 80% similar to COVID-19). Their studies indicated that people in the most polluted regions of the country, had a higher risk of dying from SARS compared to those from region with lower pollution.
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Air Pollution
Clean indoor air through 5 simple tips
Clean indoor air seems like a predominant phrase in this time of pandemic. Nowadays it is extremely important to take care of the clean indoor air quality we breathe, since it influences our health and daily well-being. Here are five recommendations that will help you keep clean your indoor air.
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Air Pollution
What is Formaldehyde?
According to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), formaldehyde is among the 187 hazardous air pollutants and is the most carcinogen in the outdoor and indoor air. High exposure to this gas may create adverse severe long health effects.
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Air Pollution
Air purifiers relieve allergies
Having an air purifier with HEPA filter is a great advantage for those suffering from allergies caused by pollen during spring season. Air purifiers relieve allergies by improving air quality through different filter layers, including the HEPA, removing up to 99.97% of micro particles.
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Air Pollution
Air pollution linked to heart problems
Air pollution might be a topic that we all know of, but it is essential to constantly learn due to the significant threat to our health. The purpose of this article is to inform how air pollution affects our cardiovascular system and learn how to mitigate the negative effects poor air causes on us.
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Air Pollution
Air Purifiers to avoid COVID in Scotland
Online doctor’s appointments, closed schools, and online teaching has been our new normal since the start of the pandemic. Two years have passed, and still, there is no sign that COVID-19 is vanishing from the world, but we cannot live through smart devices or computer screens any longer. People worldwide are eager to return to their lives, but the anxiety and fear of getting infected increases with the new variants. In Scotland, the government is alleviating the worry of doctors and teachers by supplying them with a grant for better ventilation to eliminate airborne pollutants, including COVID-19.
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Air Pollution
Activated carbon filter to eliminate Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is a harmful chemical with serious carcinogenic consequences for those exposed to high levels of the chemical in industries and indirectly in households. This is why it is considered extremely important to have air purifiers with activated carbon filters in order to clean harmful particles remaining in the air.
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Health
Scottish government grant for optometry practices
Scottish government ventilation enhancement grant for optometry practices The Scottish Government is taking further efforts to ensure that optometry practices are well-equipped to combat COVID-19. The government has made funds available that will be awarded to optometry practices that meet specific criteria. While the COVID-19 situation in Scotland has improved recently, it is still advisable to […]
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Health
The consequences of the Saharan dust storm
Spain and other European countries have been victims of a storm that will bring negative consequences to air quality.
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Health
France lifts face masks mandate
France implemented stricter rules in December 2022 due to the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, but all measurements were dropped on March 14, 2022. Will the route to normality last?