Air filtration and ventilation are incredibly effective public health safety interventions that have been underutilized during the pandemic. While masking and vaccines have been overly politicized, more people might agree that clean air benefits everyone in a similar way that clean water and sanitation practices prevent us from getting sick through other means. In this post, I will make the case for clean air, and introduce a homemade solution that can be widely implemented by lay people. (FYI: 3M scientists tested these DIY “Corsi-Rosenthal boxes” and concluded that they are effective. Figures from such tests and studies are included as a bonus in the last 3 slides.) Note: Despite their popularity during the pandemic, the box fan design concept was not invented by Corsi and Rosenthal. Woodworkers commonly used this design to filter fine wood dust in their workshops before the pandemic. Image descriptions will be provided in the comments. Tags: #PublicHealth #AirQuality #CorsiRosenthalBox #MedTwitter #WearAMask #CovidIsAirborne #Cholera #WaterSanitation #Filtration #Ventilation #EnvironmentalEngineering #environmentalHealth #ChronicIllness #MillionsMissing #pwME #MPHStudent #VaccineSavesLives #PublicLife #HealthPolicy #StructuralSolutions #Covid #CleanAir #ResearchPapers #stem #asthma #allergy #HealthEquity #ClassroomSafety #OpenSource #WeKeepUsSafe (at DIY) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmzfh-av8YR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
