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April 15, 2019
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17th Annual National Healthy Schools Day

April 2, 2019 SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL HEALTHY SCHOOLS DAY: A Healthy School for Every Child Tuesday April 2, 2019 More than fifty partnering agencies and nonprofit advocacy groups are joining with Healthy Schools Network to celebrate the 17th annual National Healthy Schools Day on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. With a theme of “A Healthy School

April 1, 2019
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Why a Single Spore Matters

by Michael A. Pinto, CSP, SMS, CMP, CFO — Wonder Makers Environmental Failing Post-Remediation Air Sample Results Due to Low Levels of “Target” Spores At the January 2019 Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) meeting in Atlanta, a general session with all the attendees involved a panel discussion with experts discussing the Best Practices for Mold

March 14, 2019
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Healthy Indoors Show, Feb 2019 – Chief Oren Lyons on Climate Change & Leadership

We had the privilege of covering Chief Oren Lyons’ keynote presentation at the 2015 New York State Green Building Conference. His message about leadership and climate change was, in a word, powerful, and even more applicable today. The Native American perspectives about our environment, responsibility and life in general, are some we would do well

March 12, 2019
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10 Ways to Keep Safe from Asbestos

by Linda Reinstein, President/CEO, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) — 40,000 Americans die every year from asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. While many people believe asbestos is as archaic as rotary phones, the truth is the threat from this toxic substance is everywhere. The scientific community agrees that there is no safe

March 2, 2019
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Formaldehyde in our Daily Lives

By Dr. Alice Delia — When most of us think about formaldehyde in products around us, engineered or pressed wood products come to mind. These are the big hitters because the resins used to hold the wood pieces together contain formaldehyde. There are three types of resins commonly used in these products – urea-formaldehyde, phenol-formaldehyde

February 19, 2019
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Featured Headline News Health Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)Radon

Radon: The IAQ Menace We Ignore

by Henry Slack — When we run through the list of IAQ problems, most of us in the field probably think like this: Mold VOCs Asthma triggers CO/combustion gases When pressed, we might add secondhand smoke to this list, although that’s usually not why anyone calls an IAQ professional (Instead, they scream in frustration at

January 31, 2019
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Chemicals Featured Headline News Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)VOCs

Material Off Gassing – The How and the Why

By Dr. Alice Delia — We’re surrounded by so many things it’s easy to lose track of the everyday hazards these items can pose. For example, I love the smell of freshly cut grass – it reminds me of my childhood home and makes me feel at ease (which bring up the topic of smells

January 27, 2019
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Featured Headline News Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)Mold/Microbial

Same MOLD Story

Mold –Taking a Closer Look — You’ve likely heard a bunch about indoor mold over the past several years–from deadly toxic hysteria to total dismissal by purported experts. Both camps appear to have vested interests in promoting their positions, and commercial or residential consumers are often left to sort out the subsequent messes on their

January 24, 2019
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High Lead Levels Found In Drinking Water At Three San Francisco Schools

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Water taps at three San Francisco schools have been turned off after samples were found to contain lead levels above federal safety standards, according to school district officials. The San Francisco Chronicle identified the three schools as West Portal and Malcolm X elementary schools and San Francisco International High School.

October 29, 2017
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17th Annual New York State Green Building Conference – April 17 – April 18

17th Annual National Healthy Schools Day

Why a Single Spore Matters

Healthy Indoors Show, Feb 2019 – Chief Oren Lyons on Climate Change & Leadership

10 Ways to Keep Safe from Asbestos

Formaldehyde in our Daily Lives

Radon: The IAQ Menace We Ignore

Material Off Gassing – The How and the Why

Same MOLD Story

High Lead Levels Found In Drinking Water At Three San Francisco Schools

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