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A conversation with Adam Van Bavel

A conversation about indoor air quality advocacy, healthier schools, and building local momentum for cleaner shared spaces.

Adam Van Bavel on Breathe This

About Adam Van Bavel

Adam Van Bavel is a Long COVID survivor and clean-air advocate. He founded Maryland Indoor Air Quality Advocates to promote better indoor air quality in schools and help communities understand how ventilation and filtration can reduce exposure to airborne pathogens.

What we discuss

  • Why school indoor air quality became a focus for local advocacy
  • How lived experience can shape practical prevention work
  • The roles of ventilation, filtration, and public standards
  • How community members can organize around healthier buildings

This episode is presented for public education. Views expressed by guests are their own. YouTube provides closed captions for the video.

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