Los Angeles Times

DIY air filters can be safe, simple and inexpensive. Here’s how to make one

With the reddish-orange skies and smoke-filled air, Californians who had previously never heard of PM2.5 pollution are quickly learning about the Air Quality Index and what they need to do to protect ...
9NEWS

This DIY air filter for wildfire smoke is less than $20

Wildfire smoke is full of small particles that can get into your eyes and lungs causing health problems including chest pain, headaches, or an irregular heartbeat. Colorado's air quality has been ...
Ars Technica

Cool DIY Project! HEPA Room Air Filter!

Hate dusty cases? Then you hate dusty rooms! I found a really nice replacement to a HEPA quality air filter. Take a box fan and then buy a 3M Filtrete 20x20x1 Ultra allergen Filter and buy some ( ...
Business Insider

How to make a DIY air cleaner that can filter wildfire smoke indoors

New York City has the worst air quality in the world right now due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. The NYC Department of Health told residents to use an air purifier indoors if possible. The EPA ...
UPI

DIY air filter outperforms air purifiers at removing airborne viruses

A cheap, do-it-yourself air purifier is powerful enough to effectively protect a home from free-floating flu and COVID-19 viruses, according to test results from the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
KING5

Do DIY air filters actually work for filtering wildfire smoke? Experts say 'yes'

SEATTLE — Wildfire smoke in western Washington can become so bad at times residents may be told to stay indoors with the windows closed. But what can you do if wildfire smoke gets into your home? If ...
Popular Science

Breathe easier during wildfires with a DIY air purifier

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Wildfires have been raging throughout the West Coast of the US for ...
MLive

How a CO2 monitor and DIY air filter can mitigate COVID-19 in Michigan classrooms

Once the most fun part of the school day, lunchtime in the era of COVID-19 also became the most dangerous. The combination of groups of students without masks speaking loudly in an enclosed public ...
WGBH

DIY Air Filters For Classrooms? Experts Are Enthusiastic — And A Citizen Scientist Makes It Easy

Eric Schildge is terrified to go back to school in a few weeks. An 8th grade English teacher in Newburyport, the fear of in-person learning during a pandemic is familiar to him. He was in the ...
Los Angeles Times

This DIY box helps clear indoor air of the coronavirus. Why aren’t more people using them?

The glowing box, pulsing with rainbowy light, looks as if it was dropped into this Studio City living room from a warehouse rave. It came, in fact, from the garage where Alex LeVine has been tinkering ...
KING5

This DIY air filter for wildfire smoke is less than $20

SEATTLE — Wildfire smoke is full of small particles that can get into your eyes and lungs causing health problems including chest pain, headaches, or an irregular heartbeat. The Washington Department ...