chemicals like flame retardants, allergens like mold, bacteria...)
Our projects aims at finding the links between children’s health and indoor air quality in their homes, by using air conditioning filters to analyse environmental exposures (ex.
05/03/2021
The Univ. Texas-Austin is studying connections between home indoor air quality & children's health. Help us by collecting your own samples! Participate @ http://clearhomes.engr.utexas.edu & learn more about the allergens & chemicals in your home environment!
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08/26/2019
Have you had water-damage at home? Do you have mold at home? Mold can impact your family's health. Here a resourceful web that can help you remediating the problem https://www.cdc.gov/mold/strats_fungal_growth.htm
CDC - Mold - Cleanup and Remediation: Strategies for the Control and Removal of Fungal Growth CDC Mold Web site provides information on mold and health, an inventory of state indoor air quality programs, advice on assessment, cleanup efforts, and prevention of mold growth, and links to resources.
08/23/2019
We, at The University of Texas at Austin, are looking for families with children between 6 and 13 years old! If you have a child with asthma, or without asthma in this age range, live in a house with central air conditioning, sign up to participate at the University of Texas Healthy Homes Project. You will help us study how to make homes healthier for our kids!
To thank families for taking part in the study, you will receive a gift, a new air conditioning filter, and a report about your home environmental quality that will help you making healthy decisions for your family.
Check out our website for more information and signing up: https://clearhomesproject.weebly.com/participate.html
Please share with families who also might be interested!
08/22/2019
Bacterial influence at home can be quite positive for respiratory health. Interesting reading: "‘Farm-like’ dust microbes may protect kids from asthma, even in the city"
‘Farm-like’ dust microbes may protect kids from asthma, even in the city Urban infants who spend their first year of life around microbes like those found on farms are less likely to develop asthma.
08/21/2019
Today, we are presenting our field research team. Form left to right: David Jarma, Joanne Sánchez and JP Maestre. These researchers will be in contact with you if you choose to participate in the CLEAR Homes project. More information about it is coming. Stay tuned.
08/19/2019
Dear Austin community, this is the FB account of the CLEAR Homes project. We are going to be posting about topics related to the home environment and health. Follow us if you are interested. Feel free to ask questions, we will do our best to respond. Cheers!