Understand the science behind indoor air quality and the significance of ventilation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Discover the role carbon dioxide monitor lending programs and citizen science can play.
The Community Access to Ventilation Information (CAVI) team have spearheaded a campaign to support carbon dioxide monitor lending programs in public libraries. But what role does indoor air quality play in relation to the ongoing pandemic? How can carbon dioxide monitors help? What are their limitations? And what can we do with the data we accumulate? Find out in this panel discussion delivered in partnership with the Toronto Public Library.
Please note this is an indoor event. Masks are optional but strongly recommended. And yes, we will be using carbon dioxide monitors to monitor ventilation…
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About the Speakers
Danielle J. Cane, MSc, is a recent graduate of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's infectious diseases programme and a passionate advocate for sensible pandemic response strategies that place health equity at the forefront. Danielle's interests include improving indoor air quality, scientific knowledge translation, and how we can best use available evidence and the precautionary principle to guide public health decision-making.
Dr. Krystal Pollitt is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Chemical & Environmental Engineering. Her research interests include occupational and environmental pollutant exposure assessment. Research in her laboratory is focused on developing novel analytical approaches to characterize personal environmental exposures and understand how these pollutant exposures can adversely affect health.
Prof. Jeffrey Siegel is a Professor of Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto and Bahen/Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering. He holds joint appointments at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences. His research interests include healthy and sustainable buildings, filtration and air cleaning, ventilation and indoor air quality in residential and commercial buildings, control of indoor particulate matter, and the impact of building systems on indoor microbiology and chemistry. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles on indoor air quality and related subjects and has been active in disseminating information about filtration and ventilation solutions for COVID-19.
Joey Fox is a professional engineer with over 10 years in the HVAC industry specializing in schools. He is currently the Chair of the Indoor Air Quality Advisory Committee for the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.
Dr. Kashif Pirzada is an Emergency Doctor in Toronto, Clinical Faculty at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, startup founder of Raven (@theRavenApp), and a media commentator on the COVID-19 pandemic and other health issues.
Event Logistics
This is an indoor event. Masks are optional but strongly recommended.
This event will be photographed.
Cancellation Policy
If you are feeling unwell on the day of the event or have had a recent exposure to COVID-19, please cancel your ticket on Eventbrite.
Accessibility
The Toronto Reference Library is Wheelchair Accessible.