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Schools spending millions on air purifiers often sold using overblown claims CNN 5/11/2021 By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News © George Frey/Getty Images PROVO, UT - FEBRUARY 10: A teacher prepares her classroom before students arrive for school at Freedom Preparatory Academy on February 10, 2021 in Provo, Utah. Freedom Academy has done in person instruction since the middle of August of 2020 with only four days of school canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) Last summer, Global Plasma Solutions wanted to test whether ...

Sharon Stoltzfus’s Airbnb listing for her “Lush Spa Suite” in Bird-in-Hand features photos of crisp white walls punctuated by striking touches of blue. Blue accent pillows. Blue pots. The blue glow of a portable air purifier. Purchasing the latter was a recent, pandemic-driven decision made with guests’ comfort in mind. “I can afford to do it, and I want to do it,” Stoltzfus says. “I do this in my own home. … It’s important.” Stoltzfus is by far not the only one investing in air purification. The U.S. portable air purifier market was valued at...

William P. Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering, recently testified as an expert witness during the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s hearing on “Protecting Transportation Workers and Passengers from COVID: Gaps in Safety, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps."

Airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID has been a subject of considerable debate over the past year

SETTY Connects 1,500 Teachers with Critical Information about the HVAC Systems in their Schools and the Efforts to Keep Them Safe in the Classroom News provided by Share this article WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 1500 teachers on the line,  Raj Setty, president of local engineering firm SETTY, recently explained how the recently upgraded HVAC systems in D.C. schools will ensure better air quality for District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) teachers and students. An invited guest of DCPS, Setty joined a panel of speakers at the DCPS Community Townhall on thei...