Air Quality by Lauren Coven

Organizations

lcoven — 2024-04-09 19:53:32 UTC

Allegra, a company that makes medicine for people with allergies.

University of Surrey, a school in United Kingdom

The University of Turku in Finland

shahano — 2024-04-09 19:54:45 UTC

The University of Turku in Finland has done research about indoor air quality and found that nematodes (kinds of worms) detect indoor air impurities and become fluorescent when interacting with bad air.

Air Quality Inside

bryantel — 2024-04-09 19:55:26 UTC

Heating a house by burning substances such as kerosene, wood, and coal can contaminate the air inside the house. Ash and smoke make breathing difficult, and they can stick to walls, food, and clothing.

People

bryantel — 2024-04-09 19:58:18 UTC

Tin Lok Wu

Currently an undergraduate of European Studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University and about to pursue a master’s degree in Political Science at Sciences Po Lyon, Tin Lok is interested in researching environmental issues from a relatively conservative perspective, hoping to incorporate the voices of everybody on the political spectrum into the debate.

Three Plants to Put in Your Home

shahano — 2024-04-09 19:58:47 UTC

Areca palm - converts CO2 to oxygen
Mother in law's tongue - converts CO2 to oxygen at night
Money plant - eliminates formaldehydes

Yonsei University

lcoven — 2024-04-09 19:59:33 UTC

Yonsei University, a university located in South Korea, is creating a lampshade that helps fight air pollution. It has a special coating that contains either iron or copper. In addition to purifying the air, he copper coating has a possibility kill germs in the air. The coating is easy to produce and apply to the lampshade as only a small coating is necessary for the coating to work.

Air Quality

bryantel — 2024-04-09 20:00:49 UTC

An effect of air quality is acid rain

Construction

bryantel — 2024-04-09 20:01:59 UTC

Some construction materials, such as insulation are dangerous to some people's health

Harvard Research

shahano — 2024-04-09 20:04:09 UTC

The Harvard Healthy Buildings Program is working with the University of Hawaii and citizens in Maui to examine human health risks related to wildfire pollutants.

Exxon Mobil

shahano — 2024-04-09 20:08:01 UTC

Exxon Mobile does CCS or Carbon Capture and Storage. Basically, they trap CO2 from factories and inject it into large geological masses, like a large boulder or cave where it cannot escape.

Removing Pollution After Wildfires

lcoven — 2024-04-09 20:11:35 UTC

Delphine Farmer, a chemist at Colorado University, led a study that found that the best way to minimize air pollution caused by wildfire smoke in homes was by cleaning the floors and surfaces. They tested this by mimicking a wildfire in a test house and testing different cleaning methods. They also opened windows and used air filters which helped lower air pollution levels as well. They found that dusting, vacuuming, and mopping with a special cleaner was the most effective and long-term solution to the problem.

bryantel — 2024-04-09 20:15:23 UTC

Reasearchers at MIT have found Ultraviolet lights emiting at a wavelength of 222 nanometers, considered safe for human exposure, can reduce airborne pathogens, the study indicates that utilizing the right strength for a given indoor situation and employing it alongside appropriate ventilation is crucial.

Black Plastic

shahano — 2024-04-09 20:19:36 UTC

Plastic is a large air polluter because of landfills. Black plastic is the worst kind of plastic. It is made of extracted fossil fuels and can't be recycled because it is difficult for the infrared lasers to sort it out at recycling facilities. It can also transfer toxic chemicals when burnt, when touching food, and can take up to 100 years to break down.

UV Lights Could Produce Indoor Air Pollutants

lcoven — 2024-04-09 20:20:28 UTC

Researchers at MIT found that UV lights being emitted at a wavelength safe enough for human exposure have been found to potentially produce harmful compounds in indoor areas. These lights are rare and expensive but can be found in largely populated areas like hospitals, restaurants, or commercial areas.

bryantel — 2024-04-09 20:26:22 UTC

MIT reasearchers have developed a low-cost, mobile pollution detector named Flatburn, which is now open-source and can be 3D printed or assembled with inexpensive part. Air pollution causes over 4 million premature deaths globally each year, and Flatburn aims to empower project, underwent testing in New York City and Boston, demonstrating results comparable to existing pollution detection systems.

Insulation Solutions

shahano — 2024-04-09 20:36:10 UTC

You can use mushroom insulation as an eco friendly solution to pollution from insulation.

Hydrogen Powered Vehicles

2024-04-09 20:38:48 UTC

Although electric vehicles are good at observing energy, they still produce a lot of air pollution just like regular cars. Hydrogen-powered cars are a good solution to this as they can generate fuel without emitting harmful things into the air. Since 2015 there have only been three hydrogen-powered cars offered for sale. They are a good solution but they come with a few cons like how hydrogen fuel isn't widely available and is very expensive, hence the fact that there aren't many hydrogen-powered cars available.

A Bacteria that can capture carbon !

ambwaniar — 2024-04-09 20:41:03 UTC

Scientists have recently discovered a type of cyanobacteria, off the coast of Vulcano island near Sicily Italy that EATS carbon dioxide form the hydrothermal vents from ariund the Island