Mar 30, 2024 | Air Monitoring, Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Low Cost Monitoring Project, 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 | 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, Presentations, Solutions
Creating Healthy Places: Protecting Indoor Spaces from Outdoor Pollution ROCIS was proud to bring together the knowledge, creativity, connections, and insight of our local community and beyond for a forum on the impact of outdoor pollution on indoor air quality. On...
Mar 30, 2024 | Presentations, Stakeholder Meetings
Our stakeholder meetings are some of the most energizing experiences that we have in our work. The information in this meeting provided an excellent grounding in the history of air quality in the Pittsburgh region. We also used this opportunity to present a draft...
Mar 30, 2024 | Presentations, Stakeholder Meetings
Our stakeholder meetings are some of the most energizing experiences that we have in our work. This meeting laid out some of the key concepts related to the impact of outdoor pollutants on indoor air quality. We used this opportunity to present a draft white paper...
