Have you ever wondered why some days your brain just feels sluggish, no matter how much rest you get or caffeine you consume?
Causing Chemicals Formaldehyde and aromatic hydrocarbons like toluene and benzopyrene may be released in large quantities ...
You would need hundreds to thousands of plants to improve your home's air quality, so a few houseplants won't make much of a ...
HVACR contractors understand the critical role ventilation plays in achieving healthy IAQ — and now nail salon workers, owners, and patrons are taking notice, backed by research. A study led by ...
Indoor plants don't help with VOCs as much as good ventilation does. However, they still provide other benefits to our health and well-being. After a 1989 study demonstrated volatile organic compounds ...
Laboratory-scale experiments and field studies were performed to evaluate the feasibility of biofilters for sequential removal of hydrogen sulfide and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from wastewater ...
The walls of a house can keep out rain and noise, but not necessarily the microscopic pollutants floating in the air.
A new breath test took less than 10 minutes to screen for ventilator-associated pneumonia, or VAP, in ICU patients, according to a study published in Talanta. It typically takes more than 24 hours to ...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common type of nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit. Clinical diagnosis of VAP still depends on the results of microbial culture ...