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Thu, 2020-01-09 12:07 — Jan Booher
This group will discuss air quality concerns in Parramore, Mercy Drive, Downtown Orlando and Holden Heights for inclusion in a Community Climate Action Plan.

Parramore, Mercy Drive, Downtown Orlando and Holden Heights are collaborating on Climate Action Planning. Preliminary survey results show that Air Quality impacts of climate change are the impacts of most concern to residents.

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Indoor spaces are COVID hotspots when virus particles accumulate but remedies not always easy

Tue, 2021-03-30 18:06 — mike kraft
Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots Risks shoot up when virus particles accumulate in buildings, but it’s not clear how best to improve ventilation. Dyani Lewis nature
 

When Lidia Morawska leaves home, she takes with her a slick, shoe-sized device that provides some sobering insights about the restaurants and offices she visits. Outside these buildings, her carbon dioxide monitor reads just above 400 parts per million (p.p.m.). But indoors is a different story.

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Scientists Urge C.D.C. to Set Air Standards for Workplaces

Wed, 2021-02-17 20:47 — mike kraft

Nearly a year after scientists showed that the coronavirus can be inhaled in tiny droplets called aerosols that linger indoors in stagnant air, more than a dozen experts are calling on the Biden administration to take immediate action to limit airborne transmission of the virus in high-risk settings like meatpacking plants and prisons.

The 13 experts — including several who advised President Biden during the transition — urged the administration to mandate a combination of masks and environmental measures, like better ventilation, to blunt the risks in various workplaces.

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17 states sue EPA for declining to tighten air pollution standards

Wed, 2021-01-13 19:21 — mike kraft
17 states sue EPA for declining to tighten air pollution standards A coalition of 17 states and New York City are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision not to tighten major air pollution standards. Rachel Frazin TheHill

A coalition of 17 states and New York City are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision not to tighten major air pollution standards. 

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STUDY:Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis

Tue, 2020-11-10 12:00 — mike kraft
Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis Assessing whether long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19 health outcomes, including death, is an important public health objective. Limitations in COVID-19 data availability and quality remain obstacles to conducting conclusive studies on this topic. At present, publicly available COVID-19 outcome data for representative populations are available only as area-level counts. Therefore, studies of long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes using these data must use an ecological regression analysis, which precludes controlling for individual-level COVID-19 risk factors.
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The COVID challenge : How to Make Buildings Breathe Better

Mon, 2020-11-09 17:58 — mike kraft
The Next Covid Dilemma: How to Make Buildings Breathe Better Better indoor ventilation systems could make people safer and healthier—and not just because they’d slow down the coronavirus. Adam Rogers Wired

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New research points to potential link between pollution levels and Covid-19 death risk

Wed, 2020-11-04 17:34 — mike kraft
Research points to potential link between pollution and Covid-19 death risk A new study analyzed whether air pollution levels are associated with Covid-19 death tolls in more than 3,000 U.S. counties. Megan Thielking STAT

New research points to another potential factor that might play into a person’s risk of death due to Covid-19: prolonged exposure to high levels of air pollution.

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New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas

Sun, 2020-09-13 09:17 — mike kraft
New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas The type of pollution emitted by many chemical plants in Louisiana's industrial corridor is correlated with increased coronavirus deaths, according to new peer-reviewed research from SUNY and… ProPublica

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Requesting Free Trees from City of Orlando

Sat, 2020-02-15 12:54 — Jan Booher

Online Free Tree Request Form for Neighborhood Leaders

Online Tree Request form for Private Property Owners in Orlando

Indoor Air Quality Plants that Remove Air Pollutants

Tue, 2020-02-11 21:06 — Jan Booher

Our speaker at the Work Group Kick-off, Wanda Howell-Wheelan from the Department of Health in Orange County, provided this list of plants that can remove indoor pollutants:

 

Indoor Air Quality Plants that Remove Air Pollutants

Tue, 2020-02-11 21:06 — Jan Booher

Our speaker at the Work Group Kick-off, Wanda Howell-Wheelan from the Department of Health in Orange County, provided this list of plants that can remove indoor pollutants:

 

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