ON THIS EPISODE OF CYCLE OF HEALTH, IMPROVING THE ELEMENTS.

AIR AND WATER ARE VITAL TO HUMAN HEALTH.

POLLUTANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DECLINE IN THE QUALITY OF THESE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS BUT THERE IS WORK BEING DONE TO MITIGATE THESE ISSUES.

JOIN US AS WE TOUR THE BEES LAB AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AND HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS DEVOTED TO IMPROVING OUR AIR AND WATER.

COMING UP ON CYCLE OF HEALTH.

HELLO!

WELCOME TO CYCLE OF HEALTH, I'M DR. RICH O'NEILL.

TONIGHT'S TOPIC, IMPROVING THE ELEMENTS.

WHAT??!!

HOW??!!

WELL, IF WE OPEN OUR HISTORY BOOKS BACK TO ABOUT AROUND 300 BC, WE FIND ARISTOTLE, THAT ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GREEK PHILOSOPHER PAR EXCELLANCES IN HUMAN HISTORY.

HE BELIEVED EVERYTHING IN LIFE WAS MADE OF CAN BE EXPLAINED BY FOUR, EARTHLY ELEMENTS: EARTH, AIR, WATER, AND FIRE.

AND HIS IDEAS NOW, WHILE HIS PHILOSOPHY IS TRUE IN A SENSE, EVENTUALLY THIS CONCEPT EVOLVED INTO THE PRESENT-DAY PERIODIC TABLE WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH.

TRUTH BE TOLD, SOME OF US MORE FAMILIAR THAN OTHERS.

BUT TONIGHT, WE WANT TO FOCUS ON TWO OF ARISTOTLE'S ELEMENTS: AIR AND WATER.

BOTH ARE VITAL TO HUMAN HEALTH SO WHICH MEANS PRESERVING, IMPROVING, AND PROTECTING THEM IS ESSENTIAL.

TONIGHT, WE'RE JOINED BY FOUR EXPERTS WHOSE LIFE'S WORK IS DOING EXACTLY THAT.

LET'S MEET OUR GUESTS.

THEY ARE: JENSEN ZHANG: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY SYSTEMS AND A FACULTY MEMBER OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.

TENG ZENG: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SHANNON MAGARI: VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES AT COLDEN CORPORATION AND DAVE MATTHEWS: DIRECTOR OF THE UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE FAMOUS ROCKSTAR.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT DAVE, WHY DON'T WE START OFF WITH YOU.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR WORK AT THE FRESH WATER INSTITUTE.

>> THE UPSTATE FRESH WATER INSTITUTE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT LOCATED HERE IN SYRACUSE.

OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE FRESH WATER RESOURCES OF NEW YORK STATE, INCLUDING LAKES, TREATMENTS, RIVERS, AND ALSO TO ADVANCE FRESH WATER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

>> TELL US ABOUT YOUR WORK TENG.

>> DOING WATER QUALITY RESEARCH IN THE CONTEXT OF NATURE AND ENGINEERING AQUATIC SYSTEMS.

MOST OF OUR RECENT WORK HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN WATER.

>> AND SHANNON, TELL US ABOUT YOUR WORK.

>> THANKS FOR THE INVITATION.

WE AT THE COLDEN CORPORATION, WE WORK IN A WIDE RANGE OF SETTINGS TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY AND SAFE AT WORK.

>> GREAT, THANKS AND PROFESSOR, WE ARE GOING TO GET YOU TO YOU AFTER WE SEE THIS VIDEO.

THE "CYCLE OF HEALTH" CREW WAS INVITED TO THE BEES LAB AT S.U.

WHERE PROFESSOR ZHANG'S RESEARCH ON IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY TAKES PLACE.

WE'LL ALSO GET TO MEET ATHE GROUP OF STUDENTS DEVOTED TO STUDYING THIS MULTIINTERDISCIPLINARY WORK.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

PEOPLE SPEND OVER 80% OF THEIR TIME INDOORS, BUT THE RESEARCH IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE EXPOSURE OF PEOPLE TO VARIOUS POLLUTANTS, HARMFUL UMA PLATA ANTS.

AS WE IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, AND SO THIS IS A GROUP AND WE HAVE RESEARCHING IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

AS I MENTIONED, WORKING ON AIR CLEANING TECHNOLOGY AND WORKING ON AIR CLEANING BUT MORE FOCUS ON AQUATIC DEVELOPING A GREEN DESIGN STUDIO.

GREEN DESIGN SUED STUDIO FOR GREEN BUILDING RESEARCH AND DESIGN.

WORKING ON MONITORING AND ANGLE OF TECHNOLOGIES AND THEY'RE WORKING ON HUMAN PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATIONS.

YOU CAN SEE MANY POLLUTANTS, MANY TYPES OF POLLUTANTS, INCLUDING PARTICULATES, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, NON-ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND THE MICROBIALS.

THE HUMAN EFFECT ON THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY DEPENDS ON THE DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS; FOR EXAMPLE, ULTRAFINE PARTICLES, PROBABLY AFFECT PEOPLE'S RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND LIKE ASTHMA AND OTHER POLLUTANTS, THE OZONE, AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS AND ALSO EVEN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS.

SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THIS IS A SET UP TO STUDY THE FACTOR FOR EMISSIONS FROM AND TO STUDY HOW PEOPLE REACT TO THE OZONE THAT CAN GENERATE NEW POLLUTANTS 678 WE MOCK UP A REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT WITH VENTED LAYINGS CONDITIONS AND ALSO WE USE THIS SETUP TO TEST DIFFERENT TYPE OF AIR CLEANING TECHNOLOGIES AND THAT IS ONGOING PROJECT I THINK HUMANS ARE A VERY GOOD TEST.

IF YOU GO TO THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT, IF YOU SMELL SOMETHING, IT'S NOT GOOD.

IN TERMS OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY, PEOPLE'S SENSATION, WE CALL PERCEIVED INDOOR AIR QUALITY.

YOU CAN TAKE SAMPLES TO SEE WHAT KIND OF POLLUTANTS ARE INDOOR AIR.

TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE TO USE THESE KINDS OF TUBES.

AND THE POLLUTANTS ARE COLLECTED IN THE SOLVENTS UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO TAKE UPSTAIRS TO ANALYZE.

BUT THIS INSTRUMENT CAN DO IT ON THE FLY.

IT'S A GREAT INSTRUMENT, NOT ONLY FOR LABORATORY STUDIES BUT ALSO USING THE FIELD.

THERE ARE SEVERAL CHALLENGES.

ONE OF THEM THAT COMES TO MY MIND IS CLEARLY POLLUTANTS INDOORS BECAUSE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLLUTANTS AND HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF AIR CLEANING.

SO IT REQUIRES DIFFERENT TYPE OF AIR CLEANING TECHNOLOGY FOR DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS.

NOW THE SECOND CHALLENGE IS WHEN YOU CONTROL THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY, YOU ALSO WANT TO DO IT ENERGY EFFICIENTLY.

BUILDINGS CONSUME OVER 40% OF ENERGY THAT PEOPLE CONSUME.

AND TO DEAL WITH THESE CHALLENGES, THERE ARE MANY APPROACHES TRADITIONAL METHODOLOGY, YOU CONDITION THE WHOLE BUILDING.

BUT, IN FACT, WE DON'T NEED TO BECAUSE ONLY THE MICROENVIRONMENT A LOT OF PEOPLE AFFECTS PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND COMFORT.

SO THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL WHERE PEOPLE ARE.

>> TECHNOLOGIES WE ARE COMING TO DEVELOP AND TESTING INCLUDING THE IONIZATION TECHNOLOGY WHICH CAN IONIZE THE AIR AND CHARGE WHICH CAN INCREASE THE EFFECT.

AND ALSO SOME DIFFERENT STRATEGIES LIKE THE PARTITIONS IN OFFICE SCENARIOS AND ALSO LIKE PERSONAL POLLUTION THAT CAN DELIVER CLEAN AIR DIRECTLY.

>> I THINK APPLICATION OF THE TECHNOLOGIES IS STILL EXPENSIVE.

THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT IN THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE KNOW THAT BUT IN THE PUBLIC, I THINK IT'S TAKING SOME TIME AND WHAT WE NEED IS ACTUALLY TO DO A DEMONSTRATION.

THE REAL FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY TO SHOW HOW GOOD, WHAT KIND OF PERFORMANCE THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN PROVIDE.

CAN PROVIDE IN TERMS OF IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE BUT AT THE SAME TIME SAVE ENERGY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME INDOORS NO MATTER WHAT JOB YOU ARE DOING AND SO THAT IS ENCOURAGED ME TO CONTINUE ON THIS WORK AND TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT TO NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT TO EVERYONE.

>> INDOOR AIR QUALITY FIELD IS AN AREA THAT NEEDS MORE ATTENTION.

WE HAVE PROBABLY CAPTURED THE ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND BHOO NEEDS TO FOLLOW UP ARE RESOURCES AND TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO GET INTO THE FIELD AND IT'S AN EXCITING FIELD IN MY VIEW BECAUSE IT'S REALLY REQUIRES MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORK.

>> SO, PROFESSOR, HOW DID THE PANDEMIC AFFECT YOUR WORK?

>> WELL, THE DEP CERTAINLY MAKES THIS WORK A LOT MORE IMPORTANT.

PEOPLE BECOME MORE AND MORE AWARE OF THIS INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROBLEM, SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE.

SECONDLY, THERE IS INCREASING DEMAND FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK.

SO THE FUNDING FROM INDUSTRIES AND FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED.

>> HOW, ACTUALLY, IS THE VIRUS CARRIED, THE COVID VIRUS CARRIED IN THE AIR?

HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> WELL, SO IF YOU LOOK AT A THING ABOUT AN INFECTED PERSON, THE VIRUS EXISTS IN THE AIR THE PERSON BREATHES AND THEY'RE VERY SMALL PARTICLES THAT CARRY ON WITH SMALL PARTICLES AND THE PARTICLES CAN FLY THROUGH THE AIR.

IF WE ARE SITTING CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND ONE PERSON IS INFECTED, THE VIRUS CAN TRANSMIT FROM PERSON TO PERSON THROUGH THE AIR.

>> SO SHANNON, YOUR WORK IS ABOUT PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES?

AND HOW DOES COLDON CORPORATIONS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE THINGS?

>> YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, AN EPIDEMIOLOGISTS LIKE MYSELF, MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT EPIDEMIOLOGISTS WERE AND WHAT THEY DID ALL DAY LONG AND NOW IT'S A PRETTY COMMON WORD.

BUT AT THE COLDEN CORPORATION, WE WORK TO HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS.

I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, SORT OF SOME CRIERS, RIGHT, ABOUT SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS HAS REALLY COME TO THE FOREFRONT AND I'M HOPING THAT JUST THIS RENEWED, YOU KNOW, FUNDING SOURCES AND ATTENTION ON INDOOR QUALITY CAN BE SUSTAINED.

INDOOR QUALITY HAS SORT OF GONE THROUGH THE PHASES OVER THE YEARS WHERE WE THINK ABOUT ENERGY OR HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND NOW WE ARE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, INFECTION INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL.

THAT IS THE SILVER LINING OF THE PANDEMIC AND I'LL TAKE THAT.

>> THAT WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS SILVER LINING FOR A BOOST FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS AREA.

TELL US YOUR RESEARCH ABOUT NEW YORK STATE WATER AND LAKES.

>> SO WE STUDIED LAKES IN NEW YORK STATE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME OF THE SO CALLED INVISIBLE CONTAMINANTS AND MOST OF THEM ARE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN LOWER LEVELS IN THE LAKES SO THAT HAS BEEN OUR PRIMARY FOCUS OF OUR RESEARCH OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

>> AND DAVE, YOUR WORKING-- YOU ARE WORKING IN THE SAME AREA.

HOW DOES TENG'S WORK RELATE TO YOURS?

>> WE TEND TO BE MORE GENERALIST WHERE TENG IS FOCUSED IN ON THESE MICROPOLLUTANTS.

WE TAKE A BROADER LOOK AT WATER QUALITY.

AND IN GENERAL, IT'S A GREAT SUPPORT SINCE THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT WAS PASSED IN THE 170s,-- 1970s, WATER QUALITY IN OUR LAKES AND OUR RIVERS HAS REALLY IMPROVED MARKEDLY.

THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS.

ONE WOULD BE, AND YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS IN THE NEWS RECENTLY.

HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS SEEM TO BE ON THE RISE.

>> I DID SEE THAT.

>> THEY CAN POTENTIALLY PRODUCE TOXINS AND ALSO THESE ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS WHICH TENG STUDIES ARE ALSO AN UNKNOWN THREAT AT THIS POINT.

>> SO, YEAH, WE DO READ ABOUT ALGAE BLOOMS AND THE TOXINS THAT COME FROM THOSE.

HOW ARE THOSE RELATED TO THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS WE HAVE READ ABOUT.

>> WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS ARE A SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS.

PHOSPHOROUS AND NITROGEN TO OUR WATER BODIES.

AND THESE NUTRIENTS ARE THE FOOD WHICH GROW ALGAE.

WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH ALGAE, YOU CAN HAVE A HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOM WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY PRODUCE TOXINS AND BE A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH OR MORE LIKELY TO OUR PETS, WHEN THEY MUCK AROUND IN THESE SCUMS ALONG THE SHORELINE, THEY WILL THEN LICK THEMSELVES CLEAN AND THEY CAN REALLY GET QUITE A DOSE OF TOXINS THAT WE TYPICALLY WOULDN'T BE EXPOSED TO.

WE DON'T DRINK THAT WATER.

>> I DON'T GENERALLY LICK MYSELF TO GET RID OF THE GREEN STUFF.

STAY AWAY FROM LICKING, OKAY.

TENG, WE WERE TALKING BEFORE ABOUT BROWNING.

WHAT IS BROWNING OF LAKES AND WATERS?

>> BROWNING REFERS TO THE CHANGE IN OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF LAKE WATER; WHICH USUALLY MEANS THAT THE LAKE WATER COLOR SHIFTS TO A DARKER COLOR.

AND THAT IS MOSTLY DUE TO THE INCREASING PRESENCE OF ORGANIC MATTER FRESH FROM OUR LAND AND BROWNING IS COINED TO DESCRIBE THE PHENOMENON.

>> LET'S COME OUT OF THE WATER AND TURN TO JENSEN.

WHAT TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES DO WE HAVE TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY?

>> YEAH, PRIMARILY THREE STRATEGIES.

ONE IS SELF CONTROL, INDOOR AIR QUALITY SHOULD START WITH INSELF CONTROL.

>> KEEPING BAD THINGS OUT OF THE WATER, KEEPING BAD THINGS OUT OF THE AIR.

>> FROM THE AIR ESPECIALLY.

IF WE LOOK AT INDOOR AIR IN THE CASE OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY, YOU ARE TRYING TO REDUCE THE EMISSIONS FROM VARIOUS MATERIALS, FROM FURNITURES, FROM ALSO SOME COOKING AND ALL THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES.

THAT'S NUMBER ONE.

SELF CONTROL.

AND SECONDLY IS VENTED R VENTILATION.

MAKE SURE HAVE YOU ENOUGH VENTILATION FOR THE SPACE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BREATHING ZONE.

AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE MEDIA, YOU KNOW, MICROENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN PRISONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

VENT WHRAITION.

AND THE THIRD-- LENT VENTILATION AND THE THIRD IS AIR CLEANING.

WHEN WE BRING MORE VENTILATION FROM OTHER AIR, THERE IS AN ENERGY PENALTY.

SO WE HAVE THE CONDITION OF ALL THE AIR WE BROUGHT FROM OUTSIDE WHEN IT'S HOT OR WHEN IT'S COLD, AND THAT CONSUMES A LOT OF ENERGY.

SO TO DEAL WITH CERTAIN POLLUTANTS THAT YOU KNOW, THEN WE CAN USE AIR CLEANING TECHNOLOGY TO DEAL WITH THAT.

SO IF WE COMBINE THE THREE TECHNOLOGIES, SELF CONTROL, VENTILATION AND AIR CLEANING TOGETHER, WE CAN OPTIMIZE THE METHODOLOGIES FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

>> SO SHANNON, I'M IMAGINING THOSE THINGS ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS YOU ALSO DO AT COLDEN CORPORATION.

TELL US WHAT KINDS OF THINGS YOU DO THAT ARE SIMILAR?

>> YEAH, FOR SURE.

THOSE ARE THE THREE BASICS AND SO DEPENDING ON THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE IN, WHETHER IT'S A SCHOOL OR HOSPITAL OR TELEVISION MOVIE SET OR AN AIRPLANE, WHEREVER THOSE SETTINGS ARE, MANUFACTURING IN PARTICULAR, WE LOOK THROUGH AT HIERARCHY TO CONTROL HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE.

AGAIN, CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL.

THINKING ABOUT THEM IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT, YOU KNOW,.

THEY WILL TELL YOU, THERE ARE STANDARDS FOR WATER QUALITY.

PEOPLE DEMAND GOOD WATER QUALITY.

MOST PEOPLE TURN ON THE TAP AND DON'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND THEY ASSUME THERE IS GOING TO BE CLEAN WATER COMING OUT OF THE TAP.

WHEN YOU WALK INTO A BUILDING, ANY KIND OF BUILDING OR MANUFACTURING SETTING, WHATEVER, THERE ARE NO INDOOR AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.

AND SO WE REALLY WORK TO HELP PEOPLE INTERPRET CONSENSUS GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDED GOOD PRACTICES AROUND INDOOR AIR QUALITY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CONTROLLING THOSE POLLUTANTS.

>> SOY WE KNOW THAT THE CLEAN WATER ACT WAS OR CAME INTO BEING IN THE 70s, AS I REMEMBER.

I THINK YOU MENTIONED, ARE THERE SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLEANING WATER AT THIS POINT?

WHAT IS IN USE?

>> WELL, WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, THAT TECHNOLOGY TO TREAT THE WASTE FROM OUR HOMES AND INDUSTRIES HAS ADVANCED MARKEDLY OVER THE DECADES.

A GREAT LOCAL EXAMPLE OF THAT IS ONONDAGA LAKE WHERE HISTORICALLY IN ORDER TO GET THE LAKE TO RECOVER TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS, YOU WOULD HAVE HAD TO DIVERT WASTE WATER AROUND THE LAKE AND INTO THE SENECA RIVER.

NOW THAT TREATMENT PLANT IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY THAT ALLOWS THE DISCHARGE TO GO ON TO OPTIONED LAKE BUT LEAVE US WITH VERY GOOD WATER QUALITY.

>> NOW I WONDER.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN SWIMMING OR BOATING OR FISHING IN ONONDAGA LAKE.

IS IT SAFE TO GO DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THE LAKE HAS REALLY REBOUNDED MARKEDLY.

THE CLEANUP OF BOTH INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC WASTE HAVE RESULTED IN A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE REGION THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE PREVIOUSLY.

THE LAKE IS FISHABLE.

YOU CAN'T EAT ALL THE LAKE.

THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE AND YOUR SEX AND ALTHOUGH THERE ISN'T A BATHING BEACH ON THE LAKE, THE WATER QUALITY CONDITIONS ARE PERFECTLY SAFE FOR BATHING.

>> DO WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR HOME ACTUALLY WORK?

LIKE I HAVE A FRIEND WHO RECENTLY DISCOVERED HE HAS SOME RADON IN HIS HOUSE AND URANIUM IN HIS WATER.

DO THOSE THINGS WORK TO GET RID OF THE POLLUTANTS?

>> THESE FILTERS ARE DESIGNED TO REMOVE CERTAIN POLLUTANTS, FOR EXAMPLE, COLOR REFUGEE RESIDUE IN YOUR TAP WATER.

SOME OF THESE ODOR AND TASTE COMPOUNDS BUT THEY'RE NOT DESIGNED TO REMOVE ALL THE POLLUTANTS SO THERE ARE PRO-s AND CONS AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PRODUCT.

>> I ASSUME ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DO IS CONSULT TO BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT CLEANINGLY AIR.

DO THOSE AIR CLEANERS THAT PEOPLE INSTALL IN OFFICES, DO THEY DO THE JOB?

>> THEY DO FOR SURE.

ONE UNFORTUNATE THING DURING THE PANDEMIC, THERE WAS A LOT OF HUCKSTERS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WOODWORK, THIS THAT AND THE OTHER THING.

THERE WERE PORTABLE CLEANERS.

USUALLY WE TELL FOLKS TO GO AS BASIC AS POSSIBLE JUST FILTRATION, A LOT OF THE ADD ONS THEY TRY TO SELL ARE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AND DON'T ADD A TON OF BENEFIT BUT YOU CAN LOOK TO THE ASSOCIATION OF HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS.

THEY WOULD BE A GOOD CONSUMER AND GO TO THAT WEBSITE AND HAVE A LOOK AROUND.

THEY WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAIL.

THEY'RE AN INDEPENDENT TESTING LAB.

>> ONE THING WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY GOES TO THAT GROUP AND CHECK OUT THE APPLIANCES.

ARE THERE OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE OUR AIR AND QEART.

>> IN TERMS OF WATER, THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WATER QUALITY IS NOT WHEN YOU ARE ON THE LAKE.

IT'S WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME.

IT'S GOOD PRACTICES, PROPER DISPOSAL OF HERBICIDES, PESTICIDES, PHARMACEUTICALS.

YOU DON'T FLUSH YOUR UNUSED DRUGS DOWN THE TOILET.

RETURN THEM TO THE DRUGSTORE PET WASTE IS ANOTHER ONE.

CLEAN UP AFTER THE PETS.

PROPER DISPOSAL OF USED MOTOR OIL.

A LOT OF COMMON SENSE THINGS WE DO ON LAND DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF OUR FRESH WATER.

>> IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO REALIZE HOW MUCH IMPACT INDOOR AIR QUALITY HAS ON PEOPLE MOST RECENTLY NOW YOU CAN CALCULATE BECAUSE OF POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT PEOPLE'S LIFE GETS REDUCED.

THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF HEALTHY LIFE.

IT IMPACTS OUR HEALTH AND COMFORT AND PRODUCTIVITY.

SO OFFICE WORKERS, POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY LEDZ TO BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PRODUCTIVITY LOSS.

>> IT IMPROVES OUR BOTTOM LINE AS WELL AS THE LENGTH OF OUR LIVES.

THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE, BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR PANELISTS AGAIN FOR JOINING US.

JENSEN ZHANG: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY SYSTEMS TENG ZENG: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SHANNON MAGARI: VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES AT COLDEN CORPORATION AND DAVE MATTHEWS: DIRECTOR OF THE UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE BE SURE TO VISIT WCNY.ORG/CYCLEOFHEALTH TO SEE ADDITIONAL CONTENT, PRIOR EPISODES, AND OUR WEB SERIES CHECKUP FROM OUR NECKUP.

FOR CYCLE OF HEALTH, I'M PSYCHOLOGIST DR. RICH O'NEILL.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

ON THE NEXT "CYCLE OF HEALTH," STROKE UNDERSTAND POST STROKE CARE.

IN THE U.S. ALONE, STROKES CAUSED NEARLY 140,000 DEATHS EACH YEAR.

IN FACT, MY GRANDFATHER, FATHER AND TWO COUSINS EACH HAD A STROKE SO I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT HAVING ONE.

JOIN US AS WE EXPLORE THE CENTER FOR LIFE SKILLS AT ITHACA COLLEGE AND HEAR FROM FOUR EXPERTS DISCUSSING STROKE, TREATMENT AND REHAB NEXT TIME ON "CYCLE OF HEALTH."