A filter crafted with common hardware store supplies outperformed pricey off-the-shelf air filters in tests performed at an advanced EPA chamber that simulates real-world conditions, a recent study ...

New York City has the worst air quality in the world right now due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. The NYC Department of Health told residents to use an air purifier indoors if possible. The EPA ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Social media users are sharing a surprisingly effective way to protect yourself indoors from the toxic wildfire smoke blanketing much of the East Coast: a box fan, four air filters and ...

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Social media users on the West Coast who are accustomed to wildfires are showing East Coast residents how to build Corsi-Rosenthal air purifiers as Canada’s wildfire smoke travels south. DIY air ...

SEATTLE — Wildfire smoke is full of small particles that can get into your eyes and lungs causing health problems including chest pain, headaches, or an irregular heartbeat. The Washington Department ...

Better to increase the surface area through which the air travels by building a box of five filters, said Jim Rosenthal, past president of the National Air Filtration Association and chief executive ...

With the reddish-orange skies and smoke-filled air, Californians who had previously never heard of PM2.5 pollution are quickly learning about the Air Quality Index and what they need to do to protect ...

Eric Schildge is terrified to go back to school in a few weeks. An 8th grade English teacher in Newburyport, the fear of in-person learning during a pandemic is familiar to him. He was in the ...

A cheap, do-it-yourself air purifier is powerful enough to effectively protect a home from free-floating flu and COVID-19 viruses, according to test results from the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Social media users are ...