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You do not need to be a professional painter to complete an interior painting project. However, while some ambitious people will also do exterior painting on their own, most homeowners choose to hire professional painters for their house painting needs. Whatever the case may be, here are a few tips for doing residential painting successfully. For interior painting, prepare the room by emptying it of furniture, covering the floor with a drop cloth taped to the floor boards, removing outlet…

such as the need to seal the wood to prevent it from rotting, there can still be issues that require your attention. Be aware of these 3 problems with vinyl windows and how you can fix them. Window Frames That Are Dirty Vinyl is prone to collecting dust, dirt, and debris just like windows made out of fiberglass, wood, or aluminum. It is nothing to be concerned about unless you take some time to clean them about once a year. All you need is a cleaning solution that is non-abrasive for vinyl,…

does an air filter work? Before we discuss the affects of a dirty air filter, lets talk about how a clean filter works. A filter's most basic function is to stop contaminants from traveling through your unit and into your home. Particles, such as dust, mold spores, animal fur, and bacteria are trapped and held by the filter. Eventually the air filter will become too…

Emission of Particulate Matter (PM10, PM2.5, and PM0.1) comprises a considerable fraction of urban air pollution (Laden et al. 2006, Shackleton et al, 2013). Long term exposure of airborne particulates matter is directly associated with post neonatal infant mortality (Laden et al. 2006), Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (Tracey et al. 2006) and various disease conditions such as; cardiopulmonary, lung cancer (Pope III, 2002), atherosclerosis (Araujo, 2011) and asthma (Anderson et al., 2013).…

transport systems. IAQ is affected by toxic gases (such as carbon monoxide [CO] and nitrogen oxides [NOx]), volatile organic compounds (VOCs, such as formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, styrene), pesticides, lead, flame retardants, respirable particles and dust, smoking (secondhand and third-hand), various biological pollutants (such as mold and bacteria), and physical contaminants (radiation, electromagnetic radiation, and asbestos). The main factors affecting IAQ are ventilation, indoor sources of…

This is the proposal of a project that explains how air pollution, especially particulate matter, has an influence regarding respiratory problems. Particulate matter is the leading cause for health problems and premature deaths. We are trying to address is the amount of air pollution in the form of particulate matter that needs to be cleaned for students on campuses. Asthma plays a big part in medical costs, lost school and work days, and early deaths. We have three possible solutions to better…

generation’s pollution. However, another culprit to the crime is nature. According to Bregman, “even nature, with its virtues and beauty, injects undesirable and harmful ingredients into the atmosphere.”[1] Example of nature’s contribution includes, dust, silt, volcanic gas…

Linda writes an article about the Dust Bowl and how it affected the personal accounts she interviewed. Along with descriptions of the power and force of the dust storms. With this I am going to use her description of the Dust Bowl to show how truly devastating the power of it affected mid-western farmers. I also use this article to talk about the famous writers and photographers during this time period. History.com Staff. "Dust Bowl." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2009. Web. 02…

1. Looking at the history and progression of modern US history as we have studied it in this class from the Civil War through the present, do you see it as an overall positive thing or negative thing? Why? There have been many changes that have occurred in the US and throughout the world since the Civil War. Everything from technological advancements to civil rights and even relations with other countries. We have seen many leaders advance our country into what it is today. Some of them have…

wind and moving dust particles around with it. This happens very frequently on the surface of Mars. A planetary scientist at NASA named Michael Smith (2015) said, “Every year there are some moderately big dust storms that pop up on Mars and they cover continent-sized areas and last for weeks at a time.” He (2015) also said, “Once every three Mars years (about 5 ½ Earth years), on average, normal storms grow into planet-encircling dust storms, and we usually call those ‘global dust storms’ to…