Camfil Air FILTERS

Riverdale, NJ / July 9, 2019 / -- It has always been thought that one of the downsides of riding a bike in a major city was having to breathe in dirty and unhealthy air pollution. On the other hand, cars and buses, which have their version of an air filter (i.e. cabin filter), were seen to be safer as these enclosed vehicles do a better job of ensuring that drivers and passengers breathe clea...

Dallas, TX / July 5, 2019 / -- As countries around the world continue to grapple with the problem of air pollution, which the World Health Organization (WHO) claims is responsible for 4.2 million premature deaths around the world, governments and private companies are turning to a variety of solutions to mitigate its effects. For example, we’re seeing a rise in eco-friendly buses engineered w...

Syracuse, NY / July 1, 2019 / -- Renegade street artist Banksy is back in the spotlight, popping up in Wales with a new mural in Port Talbot that appears to be a commentary on the town’s air pollution problem. The mural, taking up two garage walls forming a right angle, shows a child playing in the snow, sticking his tongue out to catch snowflakes on one side of the wall. Peering around the c...

Riverdale, NJ / June 26, 2019 / -- Traditionally, a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been the measure of a nation’s well-being and progress. It’s the key performance indicator when assessing the financial health of a country—the higher the GDP, the better off its citizens were or so conventional wisdom would have us believe. But a look back at our history clearly shows that a strong...

Riverdale, NJ / June 19, 2019 / -- While the air quality in many parts of the United States has steadily improved over the years, air purifiers continue to play a vital role in protecting people inside homes and buildings from the health dangers of air pollution. To be specific, a proper-strength HVAC air filter can prevent people from inhaling the microscopic particles in the atmosphere gene...

Sacramento, CA / June 13, 2019 / Air Filtration News / -- For weeks last year, the so-called Camp Fire in Butte County, California, the state’s most destructive and deadliest wildfire in recorded history, blanketed large parts of the Pacific Northwest in a smoky haze. Only this time the haze caused wildfire air pollution levels to reach dangerously high levels, triggering fits of coughing, wh...

Dallas, TX / June 5, 2019 / -- In November this past year, leaders from every corner of the world, including health ministers, national government officials, academics, and representatives from the medical, energy, and environmental sectors came together to attend the first World Health Organization (WHO) Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health in Geneva to discuss the problem of air po...

Syracuse, NY / June 3, 2019 / -- Mainly children and the elderly suffer from air pollution in our cities. Waiting for the bus on streets surrounded by traffic jams and heavy traffic is a typical everyday event for city dwellers, who inhale exhaust fumes containing dangerous particles. According to a 2018 report from the Air Quality Management Association of Eastern Sweden, 1,000 people in the...

Riverdale, NJ / May 28, 2019 -- Camfil USA, one of the leaders in providing clean air solutions in the United States and around the globe, has announced the release of two new blog articles focusing on the impact that air quality has on our lives. Camfil has been a leader in clean air solutions for more than five decades, making the insights they share with the public incredibly valuable. “...

Syracuse, New York / May 20, 2019 / -- According to a recent study, people who have a genetic history of glaucoma face a greater risk of developing vision loss after exposure to small-particle air pollution known as carbon black—more commonly known as soot. Researchers discovered that among older men who bore the genetic characteristics common in individuals who are predisposed to oxidativ...