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Upcoming Webinar on Indoor Air Cleaners
Health Benefits vs. Disbenefits from Indoor Air Cleaners
Date: Aug. 2, 1-2:30 p.m. ET
Register today for a free webinar about indoor air cleaners from Dr. Jose-Luis Jimenez, University of Colorado-Boulder.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large increase in the commercialization of air cleaners. Some air cleaners work based on filtering (e.g., HEPA filters or low-cost Corsi-Rosenthal boxes). Other types work based on chemical reactions or ultraviolet light that change pathogen molecules and render them non-infective.
Some air cleaners produce ozone or particulate matter, which can degrade indoor air quality. In this presentation we will examine these types of air cleaners and compare the estimated reduction in mortality due to reduced airborne disease transmission (COVID-19 and flu) with the estimated increase in mortality due to degradation of indoor air quality. Several sensitivity studies will be presented for a range of situations.
Audio for this webinar is available through GoTo Webinar only. Upon joining the webinar, connect to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP) or via telephone (not toll-free) and PIN.
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Featured Speaker
Jose-Luis Jimenez, PhD., University of Colorado-Boulder
Jose-Luis Jimenez, Ph.D., is a distinguished professor of chemistry and fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research group focuses on advanced real-time aerosol and gas composition measurements, as well as computer modeling. He is a Highly Cited Researcher (2014-2022) and a fellow of the American Association for Aerosol Research and the American Geophysical Union. Since the pandemic he has been investigating airborne transmission, including its dynamics, prevention and history. He earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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