Oct 10, 2024 | Announcements, Low Cost Monitoring Project
We are overjoyed to introduce Elly Helgen as the newest member of the ROCIS team! Elly joined ROCIS as the SWPA Project Coordinator this summer. We asked Elly a few questions about what brought her here and her connection to air quality. Take a moment to get to know...
Oct 10, 2024 | Announcements, Low Cost Monitoring Project, ROCIS Data
We’ve had the pleasure of working with Bill Collinge over the years as we developed our data tools for the Low Cost Monitoring Project. Bill has recently joined the ROCIS team as an air quality analyst, and we’re thrilled to have his expertise in all...
Mar 30, 2024 | Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Low Cost Monitoring Project, ROCIS Data
When you turn on a humidifier, you could be sending more than just water vapor into the air. While we don’t know the precise degree to which contaminants in water are aerosolized and inhaled, we do know that humidifiers can create a cloud of particles in indoor...
Mar 30, 2024 | Air Monitoring, Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Low Cost Monitoring Project, ROCIS Data
What we found by measuring CO2 Don Fugler Carbon dioxide (CO2) is everywhere. It’s in the breath you exhale, the emissions from your gas stove, and the smoke from your fireplace. Plants use it during photosynthesis to produce oxygen and sugars. Everyone knows CO2 as...
Mar 30, 2024 | Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Solutions
Pittsburgh Has a Particle Pollution Problem The air quality in Pittsburgh is among the worst in the country, but you can protect the air you breathe in your home. ROCIS presents the following overview of particle pollution and what you can do about it indoors. First,...
