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Environmental Test Chambers: What is their value to industry and how do they improve quality of life?
The often quoted statistics that according to the USA EPA we spend over 80% of our time indoors, and that indoor air quality can be up to 5 times more polluted than outdoor air have new relevance with some recent changes in the indoor ecosystem. The constant...
Air Conditioners and aerobiology, do we know their impact on ultrafine particles and other airborne pathogens?
The New York Times recently published an article in its health section on the problem of ultrafine particles following a recent Australian study. The study has raised serious concerns as to the safety of many of today’s most popular vacuum cleaners but is it confined...
Bedbugs – A problem of the past, a bigger problem for the future, who can help?
airmid healthgroup ltd report by Geraldine Hughes The impact of the rapidly increasing global prevalence of bedbugs cannot be underestimated. Once close to eradication in the late 1940’s, bedbugs have made a staggering resurgence particularly in the United...
Indoor Mold: A serious threat to occupant health
By John Fallon PhD The ubiquitous presence of aerosolised fungi is a substantial threat to maintaining a quality of indoor air for all occupants. Moreover, the growing prevalence of sick building syndrome (SBS) in damp or water damaged homes and workplaces and...
Toy Safety Study – non-compliance with EN-71
By Tim Yeomans PhD The Pro-Safe Report released in 2010 makes for very interesting reading. It was a joint market surveillance action on toys, co-ordinated by the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe. The aim of the action was to investigate the safety of...
Hay Fever – Not to be Sneezed at…
By Tim Yeomans PhD Hay fever is an allergy to pollen or spores and it causes the inside of your nose to become inflamed. It may also affect the sinuses, throat and eyes. For those with hay fever, the condition can range from mildly irritating to debilitating in...
Dimethyl Fumurate in furniture and footwear
By Tim Yeomans PhD Since 2009 a temporary dimethyl fumarate (DMF) import ban for all member states of the EU has been in place following reports that DMF in leather sofas was associated with severe skin reactions. DMF is an anti-fungal/biocidal agent and is...
Third Party Certification as a sentry to regulate effective, “green” and health friendly cleaning products
This article is the second of a series of two extracted from the publication "Cleaning Agents: The Divide - Human Friendly vs Environmentally Friendly" by T.C. Yeomans, N. McKeon, J. McKeon and E.B. Mitchell, which appeared in the cleaning technology journal Tenside...
The Choice Between Traditional and “Green” Cleaning Products – Environmental or Health Concerns?
This article is the first of a series of two extracted from the publication "Cleaning Agents: The Divide - Human Friendly vs Environmentally Friendly" by T.C. Yeomans, N. McKeon, J. McKeon and E.B. Mitchell, which appeared in the cleaning technology journal Tenside...
A New Method for Assessing Feather and Down Serum Protein Contamination
2011 EAACI Annual Meeting Dr Angela Southey's research, entitled A New Method for Assessing Feather and Down Serum Protein Contamination, was recently presented by Dr Bruce Mitchell at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Congress, in...