Starting Friday, residents of Peterborough, Ont., will be able to pop into their local library and rent a device that can help them gauge their risk of catching COVID-19 indoors. And Toronto may soon follow suit.
that lends out CO2 monitors for a week at a time. The monitors are hand-held devices that measure the amount of CO2 in the air. Readings can indicate how good ventilation is in a given space.
The idea came from a group of air-quality-conscious residents with connections to manufacturers of CO2 monitors willing to donate a handful of devices. They approached Piggott, who brought the local public library into the fold, since it already had equipment-lending infrastructure in place and could support the program.
Toronto Public Library is still working out a deal to allow it to lend out the monitors, the spokesperson said. One potential way a CO2 reading could be misinterpreted is if there are HEPA filters in a room being monitored. HEPAs, which work to remove harmful particles from the air, including ones containing COVID and other viruses, do not impact CO2 levels. So a high CO2 reading may not be as noteworthy in a room with an air filtration system.
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