Thread by @Poppendieck

My first in person science meeting in three years.

National strategy for improving indoor air quality.

I will live tweet today on this thread.

Thanks for organizing @polsiewski!

Why did I choose to attend this conference?

1) Mandatory: a) masks, b) COVID tests (not checked), c) vaccinations (not checked)

2) MERV 15 filtration along with 3, 222 nm and 4 254 nm systems around room.

(not sure about ventilation, my CO2 meter went to school) 2/

@ashishkjha introduces the indoor air. Compares IAQ to waterborne diseases. We no longer ask people to boil water daily (me: well except in Jackson) to make water safe. We need to do the same for IAQ, improve IAQ with a systemic fix that improves IAQ (not masks).

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@ashishkjha: we need to raise the awareness of IAQ among the general public. Nobody comes in and "says the air is too clean".

Public health is about improving things in the background so the public doesn't have to think about it. We need to improve IAQ.

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@ashishkjha: Every child should be in school in person. To make this happen we need to improve schools IAQ for the winter.

If you run any building it is your obligation and responsibility to make sure the IAQ is at the highest level and people don't get sick.

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@ashishkjha: Need to engage with researchers. He is not an IAQ expert, but now he cares deeply about IAQ.

If we do not address IAQ it will be a long term challenge for this country.

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@ashishkjha Sorry, I should have used @AshishKJha46 above.
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#CHSIAQ2022... okay... starting new threads with correct hashtags.