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Main Title Evaluation of In-Room Air Cleaners for Building Protection.
Author V. KOGAN ; C. Harto ; D. J. HESSE ; K. C. Hofacre
CORP Author Battelle, Columbus, OH. Columbus Operations.; Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. National Homeland Security Research Center.
Year Published 2008
Report Number EPA-GS-10F-0275K; EPA/600/R-08/012
Stock Number PB2008-108871
Additional Subjects Indoor air quality ; Air pollution control ; Residential buildings ; Particulates ; Filtration ; Aerosols ; Air cleaners ; Electrostatic precipitators ; Evaluation ; High efficiency particulate air(HEPA)
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NTIS  PB2008-108871 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
This report describes the experiments and modeling conducted to determine the effectiveness of commercially available in-room air cleaners (i.e., particulate matter (PM) filtration devices) in mitigating the impact of an aerosolized biological threat agent attack on a building. In one set of experiments, two air cleaners were evaluated for their single-pass filtration efficiency as a function of airflow rate, particle diameter (ranging from 0.03 im to 10 im), and type of particle (an inert aerosol and a bioaerosol). One of the air cleaners tested was a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration device, and the other was an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) air cleaner. Following the single-pass experiments, the HEPA filter was further evaluated to verify its effectiveness in reducing in-room PM levels.