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PERFORMANCE TESTING OF AIR CLEANING PRODUCTS
Citation:
Franke, D. L., D. S. Ensor, K. K. Foarde, AND T G. Brna*. PERFORMANCE TESTING OF AIR CLEANING PRODUCTS. Presented at Indoor Air Quality Problems and Engineering Solutions, RTP, NC, 21-23 July 2003.
Description:
The paper discuses the application of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program for products that clean ventilation air to the problem of protecting buildings from chemical and biological attack. This program is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under its National Homeland Security Research Center's Safe Buildings Program. The ETV process, types of products that may be tested, test procedures, and the initial tests on selected commercial filters are discussed. Products that may be tested include devices, such as filters or other particulate air cleaners, ultraviolet radiation units, and carbon or other chemical filters that work in building ventilation systems/ducts or in individual rooms, which are voluntarily offered for testing by vendors. Both biological and chemical threats are included in the tests. Test/quality assurance (QA) plans are developed after input from a group of stakeholders representing government, industry, and academia.