Richard L. Corsi, dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, explains how to build a Corsi-Rosenthal box. Dr. Corsi is an internationally recognized expert in the field of indoor air quality, with a specific interest in physical and chemical interactions between pollutants and indoor materials. His concept for a low-cost, accessible, and effective air cleaner, the Corsi-Rosenthal box, is now being used as an open-source do-it-yourself approach worldwide for reducing exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, wildfire smoke and more.
Comments closedMonth: April 2022
How McGill University is using wastewater testing to get a handle on COVID-19 outbreaks
Since September, the university has been testing wastewater coming from some student residences to get a better sense of the scale of the pandemic on campus and to help administrators adjust measures based on results.
Comments closedThe verdict is in on the nation’s light touch approach. More died. Herd immunity proved a mirage.
Comments closedNew Zealand’s Covid strategy was one of the world’s most successful – what can we learn from it?
Two weeks ago marked the two-year anniversary of New Zealand’s adoption of the elimination strategy and a lockdown that successfully stamped out the first wave of Covid-19. By chance, it was also the week that the government announced a major relaxation of Covid-19 control measures in response to the Omicron variant wave sweeping the country.
Comments closedAll Yukon classrooms will have HEPA filters soon
Every Yukon classroom will have a portable air filtration unit by the end of the school year, according to the territory’s Department of Education.
Comments closed