Posts Tagged ‘indoorair’

My Neighbors Smoke Weed All Day, and It’s Stinking Up the Joint – The New York Times

April 11, 2025

Ramos, J. T. (2025, March 29). My neighbors smoke weed all day, and it’s stinking up the joint. The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/realestate/marijuana-odor-apartment.html

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Q: I am a shareholder in a northern Manhattan co-op. New neighbors have moved in and they smoke marijuana all day, starting early in the morning. The smell is very strong, permeates the hallways, and makes its way into my unit, which is down the hall and around the corner. I know they have a right to smoke in their apartment, but the smell is difficult to tolerate….

A: You can certainly write a letter to your neighbors, asking them to better ventilate their unit. But that might not solve the problem….

You can try to protect your apartment by adding weatherstripping to your door and using an under-door draft stopper, said Mark Foley, president of the Folson Group, a business consultant for condo and co-op buildings. You could also offer to install these things for your neighbors’ door, he said.
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https://www.thefolsongroup.com/

My Neighbors Smoke Weed All Day, and It’s Stinking Up the Joint – The New York Times

April 6, 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/realestate/marijuana-odor-apartment.html

Louis Pasteur’s Relentless Hunt for Germs Floating in the Air – The New York Times

March 2, 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/science/airborne-louis-pasteur-germs.html

Louis Pasteur’s Relentless Hunt for Germs Floating in the Air – The New York Times

February 23, 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/science/airborne-louis-pasteur-germs.html

Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying – The New York Times

January 18, 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/climate/wildfire-smoke-risks.html

The persistence of smoke VOCs indoors: Partitioning, surface cleaning, and air cleaning in a smoke-contaminated house | Science Advances

December 22, 2024

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh8263

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Many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) persisted days following the smoke injection, providing a longer-term exposure pathway for humans….These rates imply that vapor pressure controls partitioning behavior and that house ventilation plays a minor role in removing smoke VOCs. However, surface cleaning activities (vacuuming, mopping, and dusting) physically removed surface reservoirs and thus reduced indoor smoke VOC concentrations more effectively than portable air cleaners and more persistently than window opening.
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The Hidden Air Pollution in Our Homes

December 10, 2024

This pre-pandemic article highlights the indoor air quality issues that can arise from one’s kitchen.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/08/the-hidden-air-pollution-in-our-homes

Indoor air monitoring goes to school

November 10, 2024

https://cen.acs.org/analytical-chemistry/Indoor-air-monitoring-goes-school/102/i27

nice discussion of monitoring + using CO2 + VOCs as a proxies for airborne germs

Respiratory Illness Protocols / Indoor Air Quality Sensor Dashboard

November 10, 2024

https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/8810

Very impressive dashboard with real-time sensor data – perhaps of use

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for ventilation and indoor air quality | Science

September 8, 2024

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2241

Morawska, L., Li, Y., & Salthammer, T. (2024). Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for ventilation and indoor air quality. Science, 385(6707), 396–401. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adp2241

Also:

Funk, M. A., Ash, C., Smith, J., Uzogara, E., & Wible, B. (2024). Clearing the air. Science, 385(6707), 378–379.
doi.org/10.1126/science.adr4683