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It was Porter Ranch, due to a gas leak: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-air-purifiers-for-schools-near-porter-ranch-20160128-story.html https://ww
by barathr 5y ago
It was Porter Ranch, due to a gas leak:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-air-purifiers-for-schools-near-porter-ranch-20160128-story.html https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-air-purifiers-f...
(Not that leaking gas would get meaningfully filtered by the average air purifier.)
This study found improvements due to the air purifiers:
https://www.edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai20-188.pdf https://www.edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai20-188...
- whalabi 5y agoThat's the one. From the conclusion: > Indeed, with a benefit-to-cost ratio of 0.2σ increase in test scores per $1,000 of expenditure, air filter installation is one of the most cost-effective education policies available to policymakers today. > Specifically, economically disadvantaged students disproportionately attend schools in highly-polluted regions. Given this, installing air filters in polluted regions should both raise student achievement and reduce the pervasive test score gaps that plague public education.