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My Neighbors Smoke Weed All Day, and It’s Stinking Up the Joint – The New York Times
April 11, 2025Ramos, 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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Louis Pasteur’s Relentless Hunt for Germs Floating in the Air – The New York Times
February 23, 2025Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying – The New York Times
January 18, 2025The persistence of smoke VOCs indoors: Partitioning, surface cleaning, and air cleaning in a smoke-contaminated house | Science Advances
December 22, 2024https://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, 2024This 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, 2024https://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, 2024https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/8810
Very impressive dashboard with real-time sensor data – perhaps of use
