Indoor air quality in long-term care facilities during wildfires is worse than you d think, says toxicologist medicalxpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicalxpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows into southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley, it blankets Boise-area residents in dirty air.
Data collected from six facilities in 2021, including two in the Missoula area, showed that in some buildings indoor and outdoor air quality were almost identical on smoky days.
Data collected from six facilities in 2021, including two in the Missoula area, showed that in some buildings indoor and outdoor air quality were almost identical on smoky days.