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From UV germicidal irradiation to video analytics, these technologies are helping schools make learning spaces safe. byMicah CasteloTwitter Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her experience includes education and community news coverage for the Syracuse Post-Standard and international news reporting for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. LISTEN04:43 As districts start phasing students back into …

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An estimated 440,000 workers are suffering from poor health conditions due to dangerous levels of air pollution in the workplace, according to a new whitepaper published by Global Action Plan and Zehnder Clean Air Solutions.  According to the report, current regulation allows for dangerous levels of air pollution in the manufacturing workplace.  The researchers have …

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Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of dying from Covid-19.  The study, which was published today (October 27) in Cardiovascular Research has estimated that about 15% of worldwide deaths from Covid-19 could be attributed to long-term exposure to air pollution.  In order to create a model to calculate the fraction of …

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Increased use of gas boilers and cookers could lead to a spike in nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution this winter, according to a new report published by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). There are approximately 21 million gas boilers across the country, with less than 5% of homes getting their heating from low carbon sources.  Gas combustion …

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RAMON PADILLA | USA TODAY | 13 hours ago As the nation reopens after COVID-19 restrictions, people across the country are making decisions about going back to the office or putting their children back in classrooms. But how can you make the right call? We asked the experts how to improve indoor air quality, and what questions to ask …

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Image Credit: Kira_Yan/Shutterstock.com Improving Indoor Air Quality: The term “air quality” tends to conjure up the image of smog-filled cities and often makes people think of pollution in populated or industrial regions. Measures such as the Air Quality Index exist to provide information relative to the levels of airborne pollutants in towns and cities and …

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Published: Sept. 23, 2020 at 9:32 a.m. ET0 Email icon Facebook icon Twitter icon Linkedin icon Flipboard icon Print icon Resize icon The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Sep 23, 2020 (AmericaNewsHour) — The global smart indoor air quality monitoring devicemarket is segmented into end-user such as residential, …

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