Posts about indoor air quality, outdoor air quality, and your health.
Karen Benner, a past participant in the LCMP and ROCIS partner at the Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation, shares her story about adding a radon mitigation system to her Pittsburgh home. Part 1 of Karen’s story tells how she and her husband made the decision to add a...
Karen Benner, a past participant in the LCMP and ROCIS partner at the Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation, shares her story about adding a radon mitigation system to her Pittsburgh home. Part 1 of Karen's story tells how she and her husband made the decision to add a...
Abbey Keefer was perusing the tables at a community fair when she came across the table for ACCAN (Allegheny County Clean Air Now), a nonprofit that advocates for air quality improvements for communities around Neville Island, which is where Abbey and her family...
Well before Nikki Fenner joined the ROCIS Low Cost Monitoring Project, she was already aware of the air pollution problems in Southwestern Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband, two children, and their two cats. Nikki was worried about the impacts that...
Many air quality hazards aren't easy to detect by sight or smell—so how do you know if you have a problem? Low-cost air quality monitors have made it easier than ever to learn the truth about our exposure to air pollution. But just having the monitors is only half the...
by Shaina Lacap The ROCIS radon data shows that we should all be testing for radon, but testing isn’t enough.While most Americans are aware of the risks associated with smoking, the health impacts of radon often fall under the radar. Radon is the second leading cause...