Camfil USA Syracuse

As a school air filtration expert, Syracuse Camfil has long understood the value of adequate ventilation and filtration in enhancing indoor air quality. This is especially important in schools, where millions of pupils spend much of their day. Unfortunately, new research by the Environmental Law Institute has highlighted many of these schools' poor ventilation and filtration and the unfair di...

New York City, NY - On June 7, 2023, the air quality in New York City was rated as one of the worst in the world, second only to Delhi. This deterioration was primarily due to smoke from Canadian wildfires traveling on wind currents. The City of New York issued an advisory warning all citizens, particularly those with respiratory conditions, to limit their outdoor activities to reduce exposur...

New York, NY — New York City, D.C., Philadelphia, and countless other East Coast cities have been hit with dangerous levels of air pollution due to wildfires occurring in Eastern Canada, with many local governments issuing air quality advisories and warning residents to stay inside as much as possible. As a long-time resident of the west coast, where air quality is affected by wildfires in ...

Air Pollution in NYC Hits Hazardous Highs As Winds Carry Smoke from Canada Wildfires Across the Northeastern United States New York, NY — Severe pollution originating from Canadian wildfire smoke has settled over New York City, leading to hazardously high air pollution levels in Queens and “very unhealthy” pollutant concentrations in the other four boroughs, according to Air Quality Index D...

Syracuse Air Quality -  What are the Effects of Air Filtration Systems on Secondhand Smoke? Secondhand smoke is a hazardous mixture of chemicals and particles that can impair people's health, even if they do not smoke. Air filtration devices in public locations such as pubs and restaurants can considerably minimize secondhand smoking exposure. Compared to non-filtered ventilation systems, st...

Secondhand smoke is a hazardous mixture of chemicals and particles that can impair people's health, even if they do not smoke. Air filtration devices in public locations such as pubs and restaurants can considerably minimize secondhand smoking exposure. Compared to non-filtered ventilation systems, studies have shown that industrial HEPA filters and molecular filtering systems can lower airbo...