Indoor air quality (IAQ) remains a topic of discussion in many institutional and commercial facilities as the general public pays greater attention to the role buildings play in both environmental friendliness and the health and comfort of occupants and visitors. For some building occupants, though, IAQ is
Read more →Clearwater, Florida—Pure Air Control Services President and CEO, Alan Wozniak, announced today that an agreement has been reached with the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium’s (PAEC) Florida Buy program to offer its products and services through the state-wide purchasing cooperative. This means that governmental entities as well as
Read more →Washington, DC – Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Radon is an odorless, tasteless and invisible gas produced by the decay of naturally occurring uranium in soil and water. Radon is a form of ionizing radiation and a proven carcinogen.
Read more →The hills above Santa Barbara, Calif., are shrouded in smoke Dec. 12 from the Thomas Fire. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images) As firefighters continue to battle California’s devastating Thomas Fire — now the fourth-largest in state history — a group of scientists presented new results suggesting that air pollution from
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VENTURA (CBSLA) — With two large brush fires burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, air quality was visibly bad Tuesday, even with strong winds blowing much of the smoke out onto the ocean. Our radar picking up smoke from the #ThomasFire – poor air quality… blaze has
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Some modern workplaces have gotten so efficiently air-tight and crowded that they could be making us less productive.That’s partly our colleagues’ fault: Adults breathe out a continuous (yet tiny) stream of CO2, which adds up to around 2 pounds every day. On the ground outside, carbon dioxide concentrations typically
Read more →Even if you don’t live or work near a major fire, you can still be affected by smoke particles in the air. So, what’s in that smoke, and how much should you worry about it? Depending on the fire, the smoke can be made up of various substances
Read more →Clearwater, FL Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases that afflicts children. Attacks can be debilitating enough to affect student performance and attendance. While there is no cure for asthma, there are ways to medically treat the symptoms and there are recommendations to identify and reduce
Read more →South Korea faces a chronic dirty air problem that makes it one of the most polluted countries in the world. It’s common to hear that neighboring China is to blame, but a joint study by NASA and the Korean government has found there’s a lot South Korea can
Read more →Pure Air Control Services Will Demonstrate Connection Between IAQ, Occupant Health and Energy Savings at Florida Association School Business Officials (FASBO) Conference St. Augustine, FL – Pure Air Control Services, Inc. is set to exhibit at this year’s Florida Association of School Business Officials (FASBO) Conference being held
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