Last week, in the YouTube program "Scrubbing In" presented by Navy Medicine, focused on training Naval and Marines for the feeling of hypoxia. In this week's show, the hosts are at Navy Medicine Aviation Survival Training Center in Patuxent River, Md, and the training application of the Environics Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device (ROBD2) is featured. LCDR
Read MoreA recent article on the quality of the air in China began with this frighening statistic: Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths
Read MoreAn interesting article was recently published which examined the acceptance of meat packaged with Modified Atmosphere Packaging by consumers (Source: Journal of Food Protection
Read MoreHappy Holiday and Happy New Year!
As 2012 winds to a close, we wish to thank all of you for being a part of a great year for Environics. We look
Read MoreFrom time to time, we like to showcase the research of our customers. Our team is always interested in learning more about the huge variety
Read MoreLast week, the EPA announced an extension of the public comment period for "Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: Proposed Amendments and Confidentiality Determinations for Subpart I."
Read MoreToday, we will focus on gas chromatography (or GC), a technique used by many of our existing customers in a wide variety of fields. To
Read MoreA few weeks back, I shared some information on the flight restrictions enacted due to concerns of hypoxia and hypoxia symptoms in pilots of the
Read MoreHere in CT, we are entering the months where unhealthy air quality emerges with the heat levels this summer. The American Lung Association has released
Read MoreAs a followup to my last post about the restrictions on F22 flights, Stars and Stripes published an interesting article which discusses some of the possible causes. One suggested cause is the oxygen system. The on-board oxygen generation system, or OBOGS, in the Raptors does not use liquid oxygen like the F16. Instead, air is
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