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Share Clean Air MSP
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Promoting access to clean air gear like air purifiers and far UV lights to folks in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area.

Request to borrow gear or donate to our GoFundMe at linktr.ee/sharecleanairmsp
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We’ve reached a major milestone and raised enough money ($233.64) to cover our first expense ($194)!

Thank you to everyone who has supported us by sharing and donating if you have the means!

Our next goal - $120 for Canva Pro!

Request gear & donate at linktr.ee/sharecleanai...
In the center of a light blue background is a screen cap from our bank account showing all the donations we've received. Above this is text that reads "Financial Transparency Post / We've raised $233.64!". Below the screen cap is text that reads "This covers our 1st expense - $194 to form an LLC. Our next goal is $120 for Canva Pro. Once these essential operational expenses are covered, we can start putting money towards purifiers, masks and UV lights!
November 9, 2024 at 3:41 AM
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S.L.O.G. (www.instagram.com/slogmpls/) borrowed some of our air purifiers for DOLL BRAWL 3 at Seward Cafe.

Love to see people gathering together safer!

If you'd like to support our work, donation links (GFM, PP, & Venmo) are in our linktree in our bio ❤️
Large crowd of concert attendees mostly wearing masks in various states of dancing at a darkly lit Seward Cafe. Shot is of entire room, artistically a little bit blurry. A light skinned person with shoulder length brown hair and a head-strap N95 mask is playing a red drum kit. In the background there is a chalk sign reading Seward Cafe. The room is darkly lit. Concert attendees mostly wearing masks, in a darkly lit Seward Cafe. Shot is closer up, featuring ~ 6 people, and is taken from near the stage. Shot is artistically blurry with a longer exposure time.
November 5, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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We haven't been always posting these updates on BlueSky, but we are still restocking our mask station at Rondo Library weekly! Here are our last two restocks :-)

Please consider supporting our work - donation links to our GoFundMe, PayPal, and Venmo are at linktr.ee/sharecleanai...
A skinny tan library cart holds a three part organizer of individually wrapped face masks. The middle section has 3M N95 Aura masks, and the left and right sides have a mixture of KF94 and KN95 masks. The background is in a library setting. Below the masks, on the left, is a sign saying 'Free Masks provided by Share Clean Air MSP. Below the masks, to the right, is a sign saying 'Support Our Work Donate Today' with QR codes to our GoFundMe, PayPal, and Venmo links. A skinny tan library cart holds a three part organizer of individually wrapped face masks. The middle section has 3M N95 Aura masks, and the left and right sides have a mixture of KF94 and KN95 masks. The background is in a library setting. Below the masks, on the left, is a sign saying 'Free Masks provided by Share Clean Air MSP. Below the masks, to the right, is a sign saying 'Support Our Work Donate Today' with QR codes to our GoFundMe, PayPal, and Venmo links.
November 3, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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Email us at Share.Clean.Air.MSP@gmail.com to introduce yourself and get a link to our discord!
Connect with us! We work together in our Discord server. Email Share.Clean.Air.MSP@gmail to introduce yourself and get an invite link!
September 19, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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Now that we've launched, Share Clean Air MSP needs some help to keep things moving! If you are passionate about helping make sure clean air is accessible to our community, please get in touch!
On a light blue background there is a center image of a bunch of arms drawn in various skin tones sticking up with a image of a heart in the palm of the hand. The top text reads 'Volunteers needed' in all caps orange font. The text below the arms and hands reads 'Gear Taxi | Event Crew | Social Media.' Below that, in an orange bubble reads Share Clean Air MSP. Header text reads "Social Media Crew." Subtitle: "Are you a creative type? Or always on social media? Center text: "There are several ways to help us with out social media presence: content developers, alt-text writers, and community monitors." Template is a light blue background with drawn hands of many skin tones and hearts in the palms in the lower left hand corner. Header text reads "Gear Taxi" Subtitle: "Got wheels? Like to drive?" Center text: "Gear Taxi volunteers deliver purifiers when someone needs help transporting them." Template is a light blue background with drawn hands of many skin tones and hearts in the palms in the lower left hand corner. Header text reads "Request managers" Subtitle: "Do you like Spreadsheets?" Center text: "Request managers help manage our Airtable database and approve or deny loan requests." Template is a light blue background with drawn hands of many skin tones and hearts in the palms in the lower left hand corner.
September 19, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Hi friends! Please donate to our GoFundMe, or send us donations via Venmo, Paypal, and Zelle.

We need support to keep our clean air gear library active & to expand it. Donations help us cover our monthly operating expenses and save up for the new gear we want to add!

linktr.ee/sharecleanairmsp
On a light blue background is am image of a large glass jar partly filled with coins. Above the jar, text reads: "Please donate" and continues under the jar with "to Share Clean Air MSP!" In the middle, overlaid on the jar is text that reads "For C*vid Safer Community Spaces" On a blue background, text reads " HOW TO DONATE / Zelle & Paypal email: / Share.Clean.Air.MSP@gmail.com / Venmo @ShareCleanAirMSP" Under that there is the GoFundMe logo, and beneath that is "but.ly/gfm-sca-msp." The Venmo logo is next to the word Venmo, the Paypal logo is next to the word Paypal, and the Zelle logo is next to the word Zelle. On a light blue background, top text reads "Links are in our bio!" The middle image is a screen capture from our linktree, featuring links to our paypal, venmo, and GoFundMe. The bottom text is "Thank you for your support! And at the bottom, there is the Share Clean Air logo.
September 6, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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Folks can now borrow our Clean Air Gear! After many months of work, we are incredibly proud to announce that our clean air gear library is OPEN. Links to our Request Form and GoFundMe are at linktr.ee/sharecleanairmsp !!!
Center of the graphic says WE'RE OPEN! with the Share Clean Air MSP logo on the left and right side of the text. Below the logos, the text reads: Request to borrow clean air gear at bit.ly/sharecleanairmsp-borrow-gear-form Link is in bio! Blue background with text and images. Text on top reads: “Meet Our Library!” In center left is a photo of a Lorell 420 air purifier with caption underneath that reads: “6 Lorell 420 Air Purifiers.” In center right is a photo of 4 Nukit torches with caption underneath: “1 Set of Nukit Torches.” Text on bottom reads: “Our clean air gear is now available for borrowing!”
August 30, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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Thank you Wellbefore for donating masks to help us keep Rondo Library stocked!
Image description: a metal cart with a three part organizer on it. The left third is filled with blue KF94 tri-fold donated from Wellbefore, the middle third is filled with white 3M auras, and the right third is filled with individually packaged masks from Wellbefore. The cart has a sign taped to it saying “Free Masks Provided by Share Clean Air MSP.” In the background, you can see the cart is located in a library setting.
July 8, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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Thank you to everyone who shared our posts &/or contributed to our Earth Day fundraiser last Monday!

We were able to start the day at $1,140 & ended the day at $2,300, thanks to 22 folks & $400 in matching funds from a generous MN Tool Library donor!
On a white background, in the center of the slide is a fundraising thermometer, filled in red with our initial pre-Earth Day progress of $1140, lighter blue for the 22 earth day gifts we received, and a darker blue for the $400 in matching funds donated, for a total of $2300/$3000. To the left of the thermometer, text reads (from top down) "Double the Donation - Matching Gift + $200 of High Five Matches + 22 Earth Day Gifts + Clean Air Goal Progress. Thank you for supporting clean air!" On the right side of the thermometer, from the top down, is an AloAir air scrubber, the MN Tool Library logo, and a Smart Air Mini MK II air purifier. On a light blue background there is a screen capture from our fundraising page on GiveMN showing our $2300 out of $3000 fundraised, with graphics of lungs made out of flowers in the top right and bottom left.
April 29, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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All donations made TODAY, Monday 4/22, will be matched by $5 or 25% (whichever is larger) thanks to a matching donation to the @mntoollibrary!

So if you have been thinking about giving $5, today is the day!!!

Give at: www.givemn.org/story/Rkz7sf

High five for Earth Day!
Image description: On a blue background, title text reads: CELEBRATE EARTH DAY BY SUPPORTING CLEAN AIR! Subheading reads: Each gift made on 4/11 will get a HIGH FIVE from an anonymous matching dolor! Footer text reads www.givemn.org/story/RZK78F. In the top right corner is a graphic of a globe. On the left slide of the slide is a fundraising thermometer graphic of our new $3,000 goal and our progress ($1,140). In the bottom left corner is an image of a hepa filter. The main center graphic is a drawn picture of two white women high-fiving over a donation box, and a five dollar bill hovering over their hands.
April 22, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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Here's our most recent "Guide to Choosing an Air Purifier" post, with all the images in one place!
April 13, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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Here is an example of the math for both an ACH and L/p/s standard!
10/10
On a light blue background is the text “Example. ASHRAE: Residential common space, 25 L/p/s The Lancet: 6 Air Changes per Hour. By Air Changes Per Hour: 8 ft x 10 ft x 20 ft = 1600 cubic feet 6 air changes per hour x 1600 cubic feet = 9600 cubic feet per hour 9600 cubic feet per hour / 60 min per hr = 160 cubic feet per minute By occupancy: 3 people x 25 Liters per sec per person = 75 Liters per sec 75 L/s x (0.035 cu ft per L) x (60 sec per minute) = 157.5 cu ft per min In this example you would need a HEPA filters that is delivering at least 157.5 cubic feet of clean air per min. In the top right of the slide is a black graphic of a room with 3 people in it and dimensions labeled as 8 ft high, 10 feet long, and 20 feet wide.
April 13, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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if you want to see the math....9/10
On a light blue background is the text “If you want to see the math…” There are stylized graphics of lungs with flowers in them above and below this text.
April 13, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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@cleanairstars.com's filters.cleanairstars.com is an easy to use tool to help you search by what standard you want to meet and noise level
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On a light blue background is the text “How do I use this to choose an air purifier? filters.cleanairstars.com is an easy to use tool to help you search by what standard and noise level!” Below this is a screen capture of the 4 inputs filters.cleanairstars.com needs to make a list of air purifiers.
April 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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Noise is the MOST OVERLOOKED part of using an air purifier. 

35 dBA - sleep, quiet classroom, livingroom
40 dBA - average classroom, quiet office
45 dBA - noisy office, childcare, or classroom
50 dBA - loud childcare, gym, or restaurant
60 dBA - very loud bar or pub

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On a light blue background is the text “2) How quiet do I need it? Noise is the MOST OVERLOOKED part of using an air purifier. Noise is measured in decibels, dBA. 30 dBA - sensitive sleeper 35 dBA - sleep, quiet classroom, livingroom 40 dBA - average classroom, quiet office 45 dBA - noisy office, childacre, or classroom 50 dBA - loud childcare, gym, or restaurant 60 dBA - very loud bar or pub
April 13, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Different organizations have put out different people-based standards. ASHRAE's "241" standard, released in 2023, incorporates what activity people are doing, recognizing that more aerosols are released when people are sick, speaking loudly or breathing heavily.
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On a light blue background is the text “Liters per person per second. Different organizations have put out different people-based standards. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) published a standard for control of infectious aerosols in 2023. This standard incorporates what activity people are doing, recognizing that more aerosols are released when people are sick, speaking loudly or breathing heavily. World Health Organization (WHO): 10 L/p/s The Lancet (a top medical journal): 14 L/p/s ASHRAE 241: Office, Residential home: 15 L/p/s Retail, Daycare, School, Medical Exam Room: 20 L/p/s Residential common area, Lecture Hall, Lobbies: 25 L/p/s Restaurant, Convention: 30 L/p/s Gym: 40 L/p/s Health care waiting room: 45 L/p/s.”
April 13, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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A Liters per Person per Second standard is based on the number of people in a room, not the size of the room. A L/p/s standard is preferred by Share Clean Air MSP because it is based on how many sources of aerosols there are.
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On a light blue background is the text “Liters per person per second. A liters per person per second standard is based on the number of people in a room, not the size of the room. Liters per person per second can be abbreviated both as L/p/s or Lps/person. A L/p/s standard is preferred by Share Clean Air MSP because it is based on how many sources of aerosols there are.” Below this text is a cute drawing of lungs in pink with happy faces on them, and to the right of the lungs is a graphic of 3 green 2 Liter soda bottles. Below the lungs and bottle graphics is the text “Average adult lung capacity is 6 L. That is 3 big soda bottles”
April 13, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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Air Changes per Hour is based on the size of a room, and how often the volume of air in that room gets filtered. Different authorities have put out different standards.
CDC: 5 ACH
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers: 6 ACH
The Lancet (a top medical journal): 6 ACH
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On a light blue background there is the text “Air changes per hour (ACH), ACH standards are about how many times per hour a purifier outputs a volume of clean air equal to the volume of the room. Different authorities have put out different standards. CDC: 5 ACH, Ontario Society of Professional Engineers: 6 ACH, The Lancet (a top medical journal): 6 ACH.” On the left side there is a graphic of 6 cubes in different pastel colors arranged in a circle with arrows pointing from one box to the next box in the circle.
April 13, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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There are two types of standards: 
Air Changes per Hour, based on the amount of space and
Liters per Person per Second, based on number of people
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On a light blue background is the top text “1) How much air filtration do I need? There are two types of standards:” On the left side there is the text “air changes per hour,” with a graphic of a room below it and then the text “Based on the amount of space” below the room graphic. On the right side there is the text “Liters per person per second,” with a graphic of two people with their arms up and then the text “based on number of people” below the graphic.
April 13, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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There are 2 questions to answer:
1) How much Air Filtration do I need?
2) How quiet do I need it?
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On a light blue background, there is a half circle gauge graphic pointing at 75%. Below that is the text: There are 2 questions to answer: 1) How much Air Filtration do I need? 2) How quiet do I need it?
April 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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A Guide to Choosing An Air Purifier, with a specific focus on an 'ACH' or air changes per hour standard, vs an 'L/P/S' or a liters (of air) per person per second standard, why we prefer a L/p/s standard, and a reminder that noise is one of the most overlooked parts of choosing an air purifier! 1/10
On a light blue background, there is the text: A Guide To: Choosing an Air Purifier. Below that title is the Share Clean Air MSP logo.
April 13, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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Our first steps towards providing cleaner air for the MSP community is in partnership with MN Tool Library! Please join us in promoting access over ownership when it comes to clean indoor air and donate to our fundraiser today! www.givemn.org/story/Rkz7sf
March 3, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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We are nearly 2/3rd of the way there! Thank you to everyone who has donated and helped spread the word. Looking forward to the day when we can place an order for our two Air Blast Mini MKIIs from @smarter_hepa @smartairfilters with the MN Tool Library

give at: www.givemn.org/story/Rkz7sf
March 3, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Its important to note that it is almost always best to try to have events outdoors to try to reduce the risk of viral transmission through aerosols. If you cannot be outside, it is also important to increase natural or mechanical ventilation when inside, in addition to using air purifiers. (7/7)
Light blue background. Title reads "Important Notes!" Below the title is a large text box that reads "“Clean Air Stars is maintained by Dr Pieter Peach, an anaesthesiologist who sees cleaner indoor air as one of the sustainable, minimally disruptive interventions that can be cost-effectively implemented to reduce the impact of future waves of SARS-CoV-2 to help reduce the need for future restrictions. He started out his career as a microbiologist/virologist, and after medical school undertook postgraduate training in public health and epidemiology before training in anaesthesiology. This project receives no benefits from any of the businesses, services providers, or goods manufacturers mentioned.” https://cleanairstars.com/about/" Below the text box is a screenshot from cleanairstars.com/about that reads "Outdoor interactions are the safest. Interacting with people outside reduces the risk of transmission by up to 20x. / Improve mechanical ventilation...install HEPA filters"
February 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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Here are two examples of how to effectively stay below 40 decibels with Levoit Core 300s in a theoretical living room that is 1800 square feet and has 4 people in it. (These are examples, not endorsements!) (6/7)
Light blue background. Title: "The best part of this tool is that it tells you how many filters you would need and at what fan speed! And the cost of replacement filters!" On the left side of the slide below this is a text box that reads "based on size: 1800 cubic feet, 6 ACH." Below text box is a screenshot from filters.CleanAirStars.com that shows a small white air purifier. Below purifier, text reads "Levoit Core 300 - Speed 2. 3 units at above fan setting required for approximately 6 air changes per hr. 7.1 ACH (364m3/hr total) for 3 devices. Total Upfront Cost $300. Total Filter Replacement Cost $90." On the right side of the slide, there is a text box that reads "based on people: 4 people, 10 L/p/s." Below text box, screenshot shows a small white air purifier. Text below purifier reads "Levoit Core 300 - Speed 2. 2 devices required for approximately 15L/p/s. 16.8 L/p/s for 2 devices. 8.4 L/p/s for 1 device. Total upfront cost $200. Total filter replacement cost $60."
February 18, 2024 at 8:56 PM