Comments on: Improving Air Quality in Schools to Celebrate Children’s Health Month 2011 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/10/improving-air-quality-in-schools-to-celebrate-children%e2%80%99s-health-month-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=improving-air-quality-in-schools-to-celebrate-children%25e2%2580%2599s-health-month-2011 EPA's Blog About Our World Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: radon remediation pa http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/10/improving-air-quality-in-schools-to-celebrate-children%e2%80%99s-health-month-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-51606 radon remediation pa Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:46:21 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=10223#comment-51606 Testing for radon gas in schools should be on the top of the ‘list of things to do’ our children should not be exposed to radon gas at school or at home! every parent should have their home tested and every school should be tested for radon gas and if needed they should put a radon mitigation system in!

]]> By: John Helfrich http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/10/improving-air-quality-in-schools-to-celebrate-children%e2%80%99s-health-month-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-43664 John Helfrich Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:07:58 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=10223#comment-43664 Of all the things that impact our health, air quality is perhaps the most important. Unlike food and water, you can’t make a choice where you’ll get it from – or abstain if you don’t like the look of it. So it’s vital that we live in areas that provide clean air, not just in schools, but everywhere we live and work.

A recent study by the Office of the Environment in Toronto, Canada found that nearly 40% of the ambient air pollutants in my local community originated in the U.S. (figures based largely on data provided by US Environmental agencies and computer modelling).

Although we’re over 25 miles away from the nearest point in the US, we’re getting the majority of airborne pollution from the industry and coal fired generating plants in the Ohio Valley over 100 miles away.

In other words, clean air is everyone’s business, regardless of national boundaries. My 5 point summary of the report, followed by the data and maps for the 30 measured substances can be found in an article I wrote for my site at http://ow.ly/7906u

]]> By: Jason Smith http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/10/improving-air-quality-in-schools-to-celebrate-children%e2%80%99s-health-month-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-43617 Jason Smith Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:51:49 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=10223#comment-43617 Well, it can be possible if every one of the school will cooperate. Every one should have their responsibilities to commit some ideas on how can you improve the air quality of your school. There will be no strong barriers if you work together as a whole.

]]> By: Jeffrey Mount http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/10/improving-air-quality-in-schools-to-celebrate-children%e2%80%99s-health-month-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-43616 Jeffrey Mount Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:41:30 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=10223#comment-43616 There is something to do about this topic. Every one should work hand in hand so that the thing that you wanted to happen will come true. Planting more trees is the best one. It helps to purify the polluted air came from vehicles and factories.

]]> By: Nancy http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/10/improving-air-quality-in-schools-to-celebrate-children%e2%80%99s-health-month-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-43563 Nancy Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:03:49 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=10223#comment-43563 This will never happen until all schools are FRAGRANCE FREE.

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