Activated Carbon Filter’s remove air born pollution. Specifically sub-micron particles as small as 0.1 micrometers and larger than 2.5 micrometers are removed by the filter.
Breathing in particle pollution can be harmful to your health. Coarse (bigger) particles, called PM10, can irritate your eyes, nose, and throat. Dust from roads, farms, dry riverbeds, construction sites, and mines are types of PM10.
Fine (smaller) particles, called PM2.5, are more dangerous because they can get into the deep parts of your lungs — or even into your blood.
Particle pollution — also called particulate matter (PM) — is made up of particles (tiny pieces) of solids or liquids that are in the air. These particles may include:
- Dust
- Dirt
- Soot
- Smoke
- Drops of liquid
Vapors from exhaust emissions are also dangerous to inhale on a daily basis:
- Nitrogen Oxide (NOx),
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s),
- Sulphur Dioxide (SO2),
- and Low Level Ozone (LLO).
Activated carbon adsorbs harmful gases across a large surface area. It is combined with an anti-formaldehyde formula that effectively adsorbs harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde, benzene and ammonia, as well as odors and smoke.
Contaminants come in different forms – generally: aerosols (solids/particles) and gases (gases, vapors).
Solids / particles: Dusts, fibers, fumes, microorganisms (e.g. viruses,
bacteria, fungi, spores) and mists
Gaseous substances: Gases and vapors
While our active carbon filters remove more than 95% of PM2.5 particles, we can also provide you with gas masks that filter out 99.98% of gases and small particle emissions.
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