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Breaking News!! Canada’s largest school board selects Austin Air to help fight Covid-19
The largest school board in Canada, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), has chosen Austin Air to help in the fight against Covid-19. After reviewing hundreds of air purifiers, the TDSB chose to deploy thousands of Austin Air HealthMate Air...
New study finds air pollution linked to poor reading and math
As the new school year starts, the latest findings from scientists at Columbia University are of particular relevance. The team have been looking at how prenatal exposure to air pollution can have a damaging effect on a child’s ability to...
The past year has put air quality in the spotlight like never before. We now know the main method of transmission for Covid-19 is airborne. Who and what we share the air with has never been more important. Which is...
Scientists appeal to schools to choose HEPA air purifiers over ionizers
In a bid to keep students and teachers safe, a number of scientists have come together to write an open letter to schools, asking them to beware of the electronic or ionizer air cleaners, currently being promoted as a solution...
Study Shows HEPA Air Filtration Reduces the Risk of COVID in Schools
As the debate on the safe reopening of schools continues this week, we take a look at the results of a brand-new study from Germany. The team from Goethe University in Frankfurt examined the role of HEPA air filtration in...
It’s fair to say that most of us will be glad to see the back of 2020. The arrival of Covid-19 brought about change on a scale that we could not have imagined 12 months ago. But as vaccines from...
As children head back to school amid Covid fears, it’s a stressful time for the whole family. And for families with asthmatic children, there is the added worry of the ‘September Asthma Spike’ to deal with too. According to the...
Are you ready to send your children back to school?
As the CDC publishes it guidance on the reopening of schools, many parents will be feeling nervous about sending their children back to school at the end of the summer. There is no doubt, school is an integral part of...
The dangers of indoor pollutants for our children
Extensive research from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Royal College of Physicians in the UK, finds poor indoor air quality is having a huge impact on children’s health. Everyday items are to blame They...