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How to Protect Against Transmission Risks in Dental Offices During COVID-19

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The outbreak of the pandemic Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a highly contagious respiratory disease, has brought a new light to cleanliness practices and preventative mitigation methods that can be used in not only daily life, as well as in all medical settings. The development of this contagious disease has rapidly become a public health crisis that has spread exponentially throughout the world, which has called for many Countries to go on a public lockdown to fight to stop the spread. However, during this time many essential businesses must remain open during this pandemic, to give people access to the products and services that they need like grocery stores, public transportation, hospitals, and other medical facilities such as urgent care facilities, doctor’s offices, and dental practices,   The widespread transmission of COVD-19 has become a risk not only for the everyday American, but also to those health care providers who are having extreme levels of contact with p...

Is Stale Air Bad for You and Your Home?

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When it comes to the smell inside of your home, the air and the quality of the air in this environment will play a critical role in the aroma that this air gives off into this space. Often times when your home has taken on this odor that can be associated with ‘stale’ smell it can point to problems with your indoor air quality, particularly poor circulation or airflow in the indoor space that has led to accumulation of contaminants in the air that cause this altering of the smell of air. Recently, indoor air quality has gained major attention, as more and more research come out from environmental agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding indoor air quality problems. One finding from the EPA found that human exposure to air pollutants indicated that indoor levels of pollutants may be two to five times – and occasionally more than 100 times – higher than outdoor levels. These levels of indoor air pollutants have become increasingly concerning as most A...

Are Allergies Worse at Night Indoors?

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When you lay your head down at night to go to sleep, you may have started to experience symptoms that will similarly be related to that of allergies. If you are an individual that suffers from allergies, then the symptoms that are associated with this condition can heighten sporadically as the conditions in the environment such as certain allergens, seasons, or even supposedly times of day can impact the severity of these allergy symptoms. Seasonal allergies are the time of the year where those individuals with allergies may deal with the worst bout of allergy symptoms, however, recently there have become a lot of debate surrounding nighttime allergies and if this time of day will elicit more severe allergy symptoms for those allergy sufferers. Nighttime allergies have become another identifiable allergy term similar to that of seasonal allergies, but there is less understanding around this allergy term. Will everybody experience nighttime allergies, what are the symptoms that ...

Do You Need Attic Ventilation with Spray Foam Insulation?

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Did you know that the United States Federal Housing Authority recommends that every home has a minimum of at least 1 square foot of attic ventilation for every 300 square feet of attic floor space? It is no surprise that many homeowners and builders believe that it is essential that attics should be properly ventilated inside of a home or other indoor environment. Attic ventilation works to protect the indoor structure of buildings in many ways such as maintaining a cold roof temperature to control ice dams, to vent moisture that moves from the conditioned space to the attic, to vent and expel solar heated hot air from the attic to lessen building cooling, etc. All of these components are important to maintaining a safe and effective infrastructure, and thus the increasing need for proper and safe attic ventilation. When it comes to the various types of attic insulation used throughout building structures, one of the most popular to use is spray foam insulation. Spray foam has ...