pollutant
origins
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Attempting to stop
allergens and molecules
with ordinary particle filters
is like trying to catch
gnats with a butterfly net! |
Outdoor pollutants
Traffic and industrial fumes, pollens, fungal
spores and silts enter tight,
modern buildings
with foot traffic and "fresh air" make-up.
Indoor
pollutants
Most indoor air pollutants are molecules which
have evaporated
from indoor sources:
foam padding, glues used in hardboard and plywood construction materials,
vinyl wall
coverings,
plastics in general, carpeting, carpet padding, copiers (solvents), laser
printers
(ozone),
blue-printers (amines), housekeeping cleaning agents
(organic solvents), food preparation,
cigarette smoke, perfumes, after-shaves, deodorants,
soaps and human bodies.
Molecules and small particles from indoor
sources are the cause of most indoor air
pollution.
Conventional air filters remove neither small
particles nor molecules.
Forcing air through HEPA or electrostatic
filters removes small particles, but not molecules
which are thousands of times smaller than
the smallest filterable particles.
Molecules must be subtracted from air in a condensation process called adsorption.
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Richard Kunz, chemist
719 635-1325
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