Self-decontaminating nanofibrous filters for efficient particulate matter removal and airborne bacteria inactivation

Airborne Particulate Matter and Acute Lung Inflammation

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Airborne Particulate Matter: Pollution Prevention and Control

Measures such as improved process design, operation, maintenance, housekeeping, and other management practices can reduce emissions. By improving combustion efficiency, the amount of products of incomplete combustion (PICs), a component of particulate matter, can be significantly reduced. Proper fuel-firing practices and combustion zone configuration, along with an adequate amount of excess air...

Mutagenicity of airborne particulate matter PM10.

Mutagenic activity of extractable organic matter (EOM), from airborne particles collected over winters in four towns of Czech Republic, was investigated by the means of Salmonella typhimurium indicator strains TA98 and YG1041 using the Ames plate incorporation assay. Mutagenicity of all tested samples showed significant dose-related increase in number of revertants per mg of EOM. The direct mut...

Health effects of airborne particulate matter.

Particulate Removal Efficiency in Arterial Screen Filters

___ ____________ _ Six types of commercially available arterial screen filters ranging from 20 to 40 microns pore size were evaluated for their efficiency in removing particulate matter. Five filters of each of these six commercial types were tested, for a total of thirty filters. Three sizes of polystryene microspheres ranging from 25 to 53 microns in diameter were used to simulate particulate...