The surface emissions trap: A new approach in indoor air purification.
(2012) In Journal of Microbiological Methods 91(2). p.290-294- Abstract
- A new device for stopping or reducing potentially irritating or harmful emissions from surfaces indoors is described. The device is a surface emissions trap prototype and consists of an adsorbent sheet with a semipermeable barrier surrounded by two thin nonwoven layers. The trap may be applied directly at the source of the emissions e.g. at moisture-affected floors and walls, surfaces contaminated by chemical spills etc. This results in an immediate stop or reduction of the emitting pollutants. The trap has a very low water vapor resistance thus allowing drying of wet surfaces. In laboratory experiments typically 98% reduction of air concentrations of volatile organic compounds and a virtually total reduction of mold particle-associated... (More)
- A new device for stopping or reducing potentially irritating or harmful emissions from surfaces indoors is described. The device is a surface emissions trap prototype and consists of an adsorbent sheet with a semipermeable barrier surrounded by two thin nonwoven layers. The trap may be applied directly at the source of the emissions e.g. at moisture-affected floors and walls, surfaces contaminated by chemical spills etc. This results in an immediate stop or reduction of the emitting pollutants. The trap has a very low water vapor resistance thus allowing drying of wet surfaces. In laboratory experiments typically 98% reduction of air concentrations of volatile organic compounds and a virtually total reduction of mold particle-associated mycotoxins was observed. The surface emissions trap may represent a convenient and efficient way of restoring indoor environments polluted by microbial and other moisture-associated emissions. (Less)
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- Markowicz, Pawel LU and Larsson, Lennart LU
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- 2012
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- Journal of Microbiological Methods
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- 91
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- 2
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- 290 - 294
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- Elsevier
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- pmid:22974692
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- 1872-8359
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- 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.08.019
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- English
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title = {{The surface emissions trap: A new approach in indoor air purification.}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2012.08.019}},
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