Camfil Air FILTERS

Leading air filtration engineering and manufacturing expert, Camfil, has launched a free online tool to help facilities determine which air filter fits their needs and requirements. With air quality at the forefront of public attention due to the role of air filtration and ventilation in protecting building inhabitants from COVID-19 infection, some jurisdictions have required filters rated ...

Join industry-leading air filtration manufacturer Camfil for a free webinar explaining ASHRAE Standard 170-2017 Addendum-a, which was first released in September 2020. Dave Blackwell, Camfil’s Director of Healthcare, will lead the webinar. Addendum-a, which is publicly accessible here, lists updated air filtration recommendations for healthcare facilities by type. In a recent video, Camfil’...

The ongoing global pandemic has brought with it a marked increase in public awareness of the impact and importance of indoor air quality, in large part due to the evidence that COVID-19 infections have been spreading via airborne channels as well as via person-to-person contact. In a new video, air filtration expert Kyle Petersen, Healthcare Segment Manager at Camfil USA, explains ASHRAE St...

In contrast to previous statements, which emphasized evidence that COVID-19 spreads primarily through respiratory droplets during close contact with an infected person, the World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged that “airborne transmission through respiratory aerosols could not be ruled out in crowded and poorly ventilated settings.” The CDC has reported that virus appears to spre...

In response to global shutdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide levels of two major air pollutants have been drastically reduced. For industrial and commercial operators who are starting to get back to work, this means an initially reduced load on industrial HVAC and filtration systems. Anytime a city’s outdoor air quality index is improved, it follows that there will be a ...

The importance of indoor air quality has been brought to the forefront of international attention in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but clean air has always been an important part of everyday life for individuals with a variety of health conditions. Sarah, whose immune system has abruptly failed her several times throughout her life, was left vulnerable to the effects of pathogens and a...

Riverdale, NJ - Human beings have been battling diseases spread through the air for thousands of years. Despite success against many; eliminating common nuisance sicknesses like the common cold or worse illnesses like the flu have eluded us. The manner in which viruses and other disease causing pathogens travel within the air we breathe needs to be more fully understood.  “We should all remem...

Industry leaders in air filtration, Camfil USA, are to host a webinar detailing the need for molecular filtration. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 9, at 9AM Eastern Standard Time (8AM Central). “Rapid advances in environmental, industrial and scientific processes combined with an overarching drive towards achieving a ‘Green Economy” are increasingly creating sources of ...

The lessons that commercial and industrial businesses can learn from the healthcare sector in terms of air purification, air filtration, and indoor air quality in the wake of COVID-19. Any commercial or industrial HVAC system is designed to perform a multitude of tasks, including heating, cooling, filtration, pressurization, and dehumidifying. Each of these direct influences on the indoor ai...

There are 156 million registered chemicals in the world and increasing at a rate of 15,000 new chemicals per day. Harmful gases and vapors produced by these chemicals cannot be controlled by even the most efficient particulate air filters because molecular pollutants are simply too small.  Many molecules are known to be harmful to humans, the environment, manufacturing processes (microelectr...