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Reducing Exposures to Airborne Particles Through Improved Filtration: A High-Level Modeling Analysis

2020-05-20 occupational and environmental health Title + abstract only
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1.Indoor airborne particulates are well-known health hazards and filtration is one common method of reducing exposures. Based on our previously developed Regional Shelter Analysis methodology and parameters that characterize the existing US building stock, we perform a high-level assessment of the potential benefits of upgrading existing filters in furnace and in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems using off-the-shelf filters. We use three metrics to assess the improvement: Buildi...

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