Posted by: Francis Koster Published: August 7, 2024
Partnership Between The Pollution Detectives, Inc. and Schools–Better Air, More Learning (August 6, 2024)
The Pollution Detectives, Inc.is a small North Carolina 501(c)3 service organization working to protect school children. They do not charge for their service, and do not benefit financially from it.
Since 2017, The Pollution Detectives, Inc. has placed 'top of the line" quality monitors in over 850 locations in North Carolina schools to measure indoor air for ingredients that can stimulate asthma, sleepiness, discomfort and infectious disease. Around half of all surveyed locations were found to have indoor environments that lower student learning, increase absenteeism among students and staff, and raise the need for expensive, substitute teachers.
There are a range of solutions to the problems our instruments uncover, including inexpensive and easy-to-implement fixes. All solutions begin with a fresh appreciation that a costly problem exists that few are willing to talk about.
The Pollution Detectives, Inc. stands ready to lend you monitors at no charge, tutor you on the correct way to use them, help you understand the implications of what you find, and introduce you to potential funding sources.
Learn more on our website or contact Dr. Francis P. Koster at fkoster@thepollutiondetectives.org.
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