[LINK] Sanitised Airconditioning - Was - Japanese face masks(was Re: Radiation)

[Tom Koltai]

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> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Kim Holburn
> Sent: Wednesday, 23 March 2011 1:10 PM
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> Subject: Re: [LINK] Sanitised Airconditioning - Was - 
> Japanese face masks(was Re: Radiation)
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> On 2011/Mar/23, at 12:50 PM, Peter Batchelor wrote:
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> > 
> > On 23/03/2011, at 12:45 PM, Kim Holburn wrote:
> > 
> >> 
> >> Or we could open a few windows and turn the aircon off.
> > 
> > 
> > perhaps not on a plane :-)
> 
> I have heard (you know on QI and other places) that banning 
> smoking has led to the air in planes being much worse, as 
> they don't have to have nearly as much airflow in the cabin 
> that they used to in the time of smoking, also that airlines 
> lower oxygen levels so people get sleepy but this is 
> deleterious for health in many cases. http://www.flyana.com/air.html
> 
> Perhaps we should all fly virgin: 
> http://www.virgin.com/richard-> branson/blog/air-quality-on-planes/
> 
Agreed.
I refuse to fly United for exactly that reason.
At 35,000 feet the last thing you  need is a constricted chest...