Mar 30, 2024 | Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Low Cost Monitoring Project, Monitoring, ROCIS Data, Solutions
Radon Reality Check: Testing Isn’t Enough, and Here’s Why 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...
Mar 30, 2024 | Cooking, Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Solutions
When it comes to pollution control, addressing the source of the pollution itself is the key. Both the cooking of food and the burner use can be a major emission source, so how you cook can make a big difference. Here’s how to tackle cooking and burner emissions of...
Mar 30, 2024 | Cooking, Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Solutions
Most range hoods currently installed in homes are not very effective due to their design and/or operation and maintenance. Here are some easy things to do to improve the removal of pollutants, odors, grease, and moisture from cooking in your home. More information and...
Mar 30, 2024 | Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Low Cost Monitoring Project, ROCIS Data, Solutions
Because most modern air pollution (at least in southwestern Pennsylvania) is so small that it’s more or less invisible, it can be easy to ignore. That’s part of why we run the Low Cost Monitoring Project. Not only do we loan low cost air monitors to our LCMP...
Mar 30, 2024 | Cooking, Solutions
by Tom Philips Background: The following short list of annotated resources on induction stoves provides an update to the resources in the 2019 ROCIS Range Hood Guide update. The list addresses both residential and commercial buildings. The resources are listed in...
Mar 30, 2024 | Cooking, Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Presentations, Solutions
How safe and healthy is your indoor air when cooking at home? Whether you cook for pleasure, for the health benefits, for the cost savings, or just as a matter of course, you probably make food in your kitchen on a regular basis. Not only does cooking release odors...
