The 2023 Canadian wildfires have made history as the most severe wildfire season to date, affecting all eleven provinces and territories. The wildfires have been particularly devastating in Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, with as many as 2,214 fires consuming 43,000 square kilometres (10,600,000 acres) by June 5th. On June 6, the count of active wildfires stood at 413, with 249 of them declared "out of control." The wildfire smoke has caused widespread disruption, with events...
Graeme Tarbox
ISO 846:2019
Plastics - Evaluation of the action of microorganisms This standard specifies methods for determining the deterioration of plastics due to the action of fungi and bacteria and soil microorganisms. The...
ASTM G21
Scope Standard practice for determining resistance of synthetic polymeric materials to fungi. Products to be tested Synthetic polymeric materials. Description of Test Fungi are grown on solid medium...
ISO 21326:2019
Textiles - Test Methods for Determining Efficiency of Products against Dust Mites This standard specifies test methods for determining the efficiency of chemically or physically treated textile...
ISO 846:2019
Plastics - Evaluation of the action of microorganisms This standard specifies methods for determining the deterioration of plastics due to the action of fungi and bacteria and soil microorganisms. The...
ISO 21326:2019
Textiles - Test Methods for Determining Efficiency of Products against Dust Mites This standard specifies test methods for determining the efficiency of chemically or physically treated textile...
ISO 13629-2:2014
Determination of antifungal activity of textile products This standard specifies a test method to calculate the efficiency of antifungal treatments intended to prevent or mitigate the growth of fungi...
Airmid participates in standards work on facemasks
Naga Bonagiri, Technical Manager at airmid healthgroup is pleased to have joined the NSAI committee NSAI/TC067/WG02, a national committee that follows the work of the CEN committee CEN/TC205/WG14. This CEN committee is contributing to the revision of “EN 14683 Medical facemasks – Requirements and test methods” The new EU MDR (Medical Device Regulation) requires that all MD standards are updated to follow the new legislation. However, this is also an opportunity to revise the contents of...
Feather & Down Analysis
Although allergy to feather is considered to be rare, allergic reactions can be triggered by contaminants on the feather and down including house dust mites, feather mites, avian serum proteins and...
Divisions
Our mission is to prevent ill health caused by exposure to indoor air pollutants The airmid healthgroup has 3 specialist integrated divisions. To learn more about each divsion please click on the text in the graphic below: