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Uncover the latest scientific discoveries coming from inside Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with our podcast, SciVIBE. Produced and hosted by Nick Hennen, you’ll also hear what life is like outside the lab for scientists and researchers who are tackling some of today’s most pressing issues. Tune in for unique and compelling conversations with experts leading the charge towards innovation and discovery. SciVIBE takes you behind the scenes where we are inventing the future. Our scientists are creating new kinds of batteries, making sure the lights stay on in your home, outsmarting cybercriminals, repelling biothreats, and so much more. Listen to stories that melt down otherwise hard to understand scientific concepts and topics and learn the origin of how things came to be from the PNNL scientists behind the work. We’re dedicated to sharing the excitement of discovery. Please share and subscribe.
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Tuesday May 31, 2022
How to better protect yourself from toxic air during wildfires
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
When wildfire season creates toxic air in your community, the creeping smoke can make its way into your home, creating hazards that aren’t always easy to detect. This penetration of smoke can lead to high concentrations of tiny particles indoors when nearby wildfires are extreme. Exposure to this kind of air has been linked to unfortunate health results.
A PNNL research team, made up of Chrissi Antonopoulos, a Senior Analyst focusing on the advancement of energy- and carbon-neutral buildings, and Sam Rosenberg, a Data Research Scientist focusing on residential energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and building codes, studied this phenomenon. Together, they huddled inside and examined the air quality inside a nearly 100-year-old 2,600 square foot single-family dwelling in Portland, Oregon as wildfires raged nearby, creating toxic smoke throughout the city. Using low-cost sensors deployed in a new DOE Building America field study, they discovered some clear benefits in air quality from using portable air cleaners during this high smoke event.
Tune in as host Nick Hennen learns more from special guest, Chrissi Antonopoulos on this episode of SciVIBE.