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School officials desperate to calm worried parents bought these devices and others with a flood of federal funds, installing them in more than 2,000 schools across 44 states. They use a same technology deemed unproven.
As schools spend millions on air purifiers, experts warn of overblown claims and harm to children Last summer, Global Plasma Solutions wanted to test whether the company's air-purifying devices could kill covid-19 virus particles but could find only a lab using a chamber the size of a shoebox for its trials. In the company-funded study, the virus was blasted with 27,000 ions per cubic centimeter. In September, the company's founder incidentally mentioned that the devices being offered for sale actually deliver a lot less ion power — 13 times less — into a full-sized room. The company none...
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 ...
April 26, 2021 UCLA In the News lists selected mentions of UCLA in the world’s news media. Some articles may require registration or a subscription to view. See more UCLA In the News. An annual study of inclusivity done by UCLA showed efforts to improve diversity in film and television are on the upswing. Darnell Hunt, the co-author of that research, is encouraged by what he’s seeing and says it’s good for morale and for business. (UCLA’s Ana-Christina Ramon was also quoted in the coverage.) Also: National Public Radio, BBC News, Japan Today and KCRW-FM. (Commentary by UCLA’s Yal...
Support for LAist comes from According to Michael Jerrett, a UCLA public health professor, Pacoima faces multiple challenges when it comes to air quality. For starters, the geography of the region, a valley, causes air-toxic chemicals, like nitrogen dioxide and ozone to settle near ground level. It’s like liquid in a bowl. That’s where small particles get into people’s lungs, where they can cause inflammation. It also doesn’t help that Pacoima is a big producer of those chemicals. Whiteman airport, Sun Valley power plant, the 5, 210, 118 freeways, and other industrial facilities pump ...