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Know Your Product

EPA filters represent a the atmosphere
significant technology required in the
to improve air quality area for the
across different manufacture
Henvironments, of drugs and
from healthcare facilities and injectables.
industrial settings to homes and Control of
offices. By efficiently capturing a particles in the
wide range of airborne particles, air to a desired
including pollutants, allergens, and size can be
pathogens, HEPA filters effectively achieved through
aid in protecting public health the usage of filters.
and enhancing the well-being of Typically, the
individuals. Their ability to trap number of particles Kriti Kelkar
particles as small as 0.3 microns per cubic meter of air is
with a 99.97% efficiency rate makes the critical question to be
them a valuable tool in the fight answered in the above settings.
against air pollution and the spread The requirements are critical and
of airborne diseases. clearly defined. For example, the
allowance of permissible limits As we continue to face
What applications of HEPA like 0.5-micron particles per meter environmental challenges
filters and its functions? cube of air will decide the need to and health concerns related
use HEPA or other inferior filters to air quality, the role of
HEPA filters are more which are efficient but cannot be
widely used for example in the compared to the efficiency of HEPA HEPA filters in providing
manufacture of pharmaceutical filters. HEPA filters are sacrosanct clean, and safe air will
products, clean rooms, nuclear and come with the need to follow remain supreme.
facilities, electronic industries, a stringent set of protocols.
manufacture of solar panels, food, Everything is documented and
and beverages. Using HEPA filters preserved to be produced at audits.
ensures the securing of a clean This ensures the efficacy of the
atmosphere devoid of bacteria and HEPA filter. This structure of use is HEPA-filtered air in any room,
arresting all particle sizes equal to unattached to inferior filters fitted it filters out contaminants and
and greater than 0.3 microns. in conjunction with the HEPA filter provides clean air but does not
HEPA filters’ usage is effective or others used on their own. regulate the temperature of the air.
when used in conjunction with HEPA filters are used in buildings Really good air conditioning is
other inferior filters to meet clean to supply clean and healthy air. required to supply air at a specific
atmosphere requirements. As Many new devices are in the temperature. In winter, the air is
a stand-alone filter, it will clog market like air purifiers which very dry, and it is not good for
quickly and they are not cheap. are largely used in commercial health to anyone exposed for eight
The inferior filters are put in a establishments and at home as to nine hours. We need to add
sequence first to capture larger dust well. The HEPA filters used vary humidity to the air by fitting in
particles, finer dust particles, and in size. Commercial buildings use humidifiers to achieve the desired
even finer dust particles, and then HEPA filters which are bigger - 2 air humidity.
you add a HEPA filter which is now ft x 2 ft x 1 ft. There are terminals
sufficiently protected by the others in buildings that promise you good Coastal areas where the humidity
in front of it. This arrangement indoor air quality and additionally, is very high are problematic,
enhances the life of a HEPA filter. they are used in air purifiers. and there is a need to control
In some segments like operation and reduce humidity. We need
theatres in hospitals, clean air How different are HEPA an air dehumidifier to achieve
devoid of bacteria and some viruses filters to dehumidifiers? the desired degree of humidity,
has to be supplied for patients’ and temperature, pass it through
well-being. In pharmaceutical An air dehumidifier is a gadget filters, and get air that is controlled
manufacturing for drugs or that functions by regulating the for particles, temperature, and
injectables, there are guidelines on air quality. Whenever you provide humidity. CIJ

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