Tips for using a portable HEPA filter

After I shared my travel experience last week, a couple of readers reached out asking for more details on using a portable HEPA filter, essentially a small air filter that can be moved from one place to another. So, here are a few tips and resources.

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Clean air has value beyond COVID-19, the wildfire smoke shows us

This week, much of the eastern U.S. was inundated with wildfire smoke that traveled south from Canada. The smoke reminded us how important clean air is for our health. The same public health measures that help reduce COVID-19 risk can also reduce the impacts of wildfire smoke. High-quality masks filter out both the pollution in smoke and coronavirus particles at the individual level; ventilation improvements do this at the collective level.

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Q&A: Libraries lend out CO2 monitors to make public health data more accessible

This Q&A with two cofounders of Community Access to Ventilation Information (CAVI) explores how the organization helps public libraries in Canada loan out CO2 monitors to patrons. In addition to the monitor-lending, CAVI develops educational materials to help library patrons use these tools and collaborates with other air quality initiatives.

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