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Indoor Air Quality

International Filtration News provides ongoing coverage of filtration technology for indoor air quality (IAQ). Visit filtnews.com regularly to stay on top of the latest insights, issues and innovations in filtration for IAQ.

A Building Envelope of Peril

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Does Staying Indoors Protect Against Wildfire Smoke?

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Breathing Easy: A Breakthrough Solution for Indoor Air Quality

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Figure 1: Typical fibrous media used in HVAC applications.

Dr. Iyad Al-Attar Explains Why Filtration Technologies Alone Cannot Sustainably Capture Our Anthropogenic Emissions Climate change is an insidious problem whose definition is elusive and for which definitive solutions maybe …

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Wildfire smoke –does staying indoor protect against it? iStockphoto.com/nathanphoto

The wildfire season kicked off early this year, with infernos raging from Texas to Australia. The TexasPanhandle and parts of Oklahoma are now recovering from the record-breaking devastation of the …

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Researchers at NC State University have developed air filtration technology with 99.9 percent efficiency.

North Carolina State University Researchers Develop an Air Filtration Technology that Catches and Kills Pathogens with up to 99.9% Efficiency While the need for effective air filtration technologies has long …

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A view of Toronto during the 2023 wildfires.

Q&A with Dr. Iyad Al-Attar In an interview with Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, a filtration consultant researching urban air quality governance at the University of Oxford, he calls for an initiative …

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Indoor air quality is among the key lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Importance of Face Velocity and Its Impact on Filter Parameters and the Role of Inertial Impaction on Larger Particle Size The concern over indoor air quality is a pressing …

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