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Healthy Spaces

Healthy Spaces

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Learn the basics of sustainable cleaning - from green products to indoor air quality - to create a healthy home.

  • Green industrial cleaning

    Wed, Oct 26, 2011 3:15 PM

    Standard commercial cleaning products can be hazardous to the health of employees and visitors. You can improve indoor air quality and save money by going green.

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    Gas pump handles are filthiest surfaces

    Tue, Oct 25, 2011 12:06 AM by Reuters

    Hygienists swabbed hundreds of surfaces around 6 U.S. cities to see what everyday objects are breeding grounds for the worst bacteria and viruses.

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    Green cleaning for hotels

    Thu, Oct 20, 2011 5:05 PM

    Hotels have lots of places where they can benefit from a green cleaning program.

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    Sanitary workplace: Staying healthy at the office

    Thu, Oct 20, 2011 1:00 PM

    Cold and cough season is upon us. Use these tips to stay healthy when your co-workers come to the office sick.

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  • Dennis Quaintance, CEO of the Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants & Hotels chain, stand on the roof of the Proximity Hotel flanked by 100 solar panels

    Green building for hotels

    Wed, Oct 19, 2011 12:49 PM

    The U.S. Green Building Council offers clear guidelines for both the building process as well as daily operations for green hotels.

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  • A Geiger counter reading of 0.26 micro-Sieverts/h

    Fukushima city begins decontamination of homes

    Tue, Oct 18, 2011 10:16 AM by Hiroshi Hiyama, AFP

    Variable winds, weather and topography result in an uneven spread of contamination, experts say, making denomination a challenge.

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    Indoor air care solutions

    Thu, Oct 13, 2011 2:45 PM

    Learn more about what causes indoor air problems and what you can do about them.

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    Green cleaning for cars

    Wed, Oct 12, 2011 3:43 PM by Stephen Ursery

    Believe it or not, car washing can be harmful to the environment. Follow these recommendations to make sure you’re cleaning your vehicle in a responsible way.

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  • Care to share any gym etiquette pointers?

    Mon, Oct 10, 2011 9:47 AM by Matt Hickman

    If you sweat on it, wipe it off. Don't make hideously loud noises. And by all means find a gym that matches your style.

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  • A LEED-certified, eco-hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina

    Insurance for green buildings

    Wed, Oct 05, 2011 4:41 PM by Layla Bellows

    Learn about a little-known part of protecting your most important sustainable investment.

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  • Cambodian workers sew clothes at the international industrial machinery, garment and textile expo

    Female workers plagued with mystery illness in Cambodia

    Mon, Sep 26, 2011 12:11 PM by LiveScience

    Medical experts suspect that a case of mass hysteria has created more instances of the illness.

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    Hospital privacy curtains laden with germs

    Thu, Sep 22, 2011 9:42 PM by Reuters

    To avoid spreading bacteria, which can include the MRSA 'superbug,' health care providers should wash their hands after contact with the curtains.

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    Carbon dioxide leak blamed for death at Georgia McDonald's

    Wed, Sep 14, 2011 6:39 PM by David Beasley, Reuters

    The leak, which sickened 9 others, occurred in plastic tubing that connected the establishment's carbon dioxide cylinder to the soda machines.

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  • Medical assistant Jessica Vigil takes the temperature of three-day-old Tristan

    Rural areas less healthy than urban areas

    Thu, Sep 08, 2011 9:10 PM by John Rondy, Reuters

    Study uses rates of premature death, low birth weight, disease and risk factors such as smoking, obesity, drinking and crime along with education and employment rates to determine health qualities.

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    1 dead, 9 sick from fumes at McDonald's in Georgia

    Thu, Sep 08, 2011 3:46 PM by Reuters

    An 80-year-old woman died after breathing toxic fumes in the bathroom of a McDonald's restaurant in south Georgia.

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