{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Let's Talk Clean Air | Camfil","title":"CAO Mini-Series: Can Bioaerosols Kill?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1072,"description":"Fungal spores can cause chronic respiratory disease and have become increasingly resistant to treatments. Keeping them out of the air we breathe indoors is vital.In this episode, we discover more about bioaerosols and how they work. We also learn how some countries can create forecasts to mitigate the effects of pollen allergies and improve our overall well-being.Our guest David O’Connor is an expert in this area through his work and personal family experience. He is the author of several high-level reports in this area. TOPICS WE COVER00:53 What is a bioaerosol?01:29 How important are they to humans.03:50 Pollen vs Fungal Spores vs Your Lungs05:20 How they affect our day-to-day health.06:33 How national authorities measure bioaerosols.08:28 Can forecasting mitigate health symptoms.10:00 Allergens which lurk indoors in workplaces.13:30 What to look out for in your own office or facility.ABOUT OUR GUESTDr. David O’Connor is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Chemical Sciences in Dublin City University, where he is involved in physical chemistry undergraduate lecturing and laboratory demonstration.He formerly worked at Technological University Dublin and has previously held post-doctoral positions at the University of Denver (Marie Curie Fellowship) and the University College Cork, which involved numerous field and laboratory studies on atmospherically relevant species and processes.Website: https://www.dcu.ie/chemistry/people/david-oconnorTwitter: @DOC_at_DCUMORE INFORMATIONLet's Talk Clean Air is produced for Camfil by DustPod.io ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVEThe Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative is started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ADLBf-l6QPjBJIB2MvWEmg1M6BOgp1G9q5Vh_QRooqc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3Nzk3LzE2NjYx/Nzk2MDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}