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A clean home is often associated with appearance—shiny floors, fresh smells, and organized spaces. But beneath the surface, house cleaning services in King County play a much larger role in supporting your physical and mental well-being. Regular and thorough cleaning routines impact everything from respiratory health to mood regulation and even the efficiency of home ventilation systems.
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Ridgewood NJ, on Monday night at the Ridgewood Board of Education meeting Ridgewood Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Gorman gave the following updates :
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Newark NJ, Fires can affect air quality of not only surrounding areas but also far away regions. This is because fires generate and release large amount of substances into the air that are pollutants and that reduce air quality. For example, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides emitted from fires can form ozone in the air, which is an air pollutant that has negative impact on air quality. In addition, fires also release lots of tiny particles or debris into the air, and such small particles reflect and scatter sunlight, reducing visibility. These small particles could be enriched with toxic metals such as mercury, causing health effects when they are inhaled. The fire-generated pollutants can be transported by winds to regions far away from the fire sources, and therefore local fires can have profound negative impact on regional and even global scales.
Continue reading Rutgers-Newark Scientist : West Coast Wildfires Can Effect East Coast Air Quality
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Newark NJ, United Airlines today announced that the carrier will now maximize air flow volume for all mainline aircraft high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration systems during the entire boarding and deplaning process, helping further reduce the spread of COVID-19. In combination with the HEPA filters, the air conditioning and pressurization system onboard United’s mainline aircraft recirculates the air every 2-3 minutes and removes 99.97% of particles – including viruses and bacteria during both ground and air operations – making the air onboard a plane significantly cleaner than what people typically experience in restaurants, grocery stores, schools or even some hospitals. United pilots and ground staff are working to implement this new procedure for mainline aircraft beginning July 27.
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