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Sabouraudia. 1985 Aug;23(4):237-43.

Methods for reducing particle concentrations of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and mouldy hay dust.

Sabouraudia

J H Edwards, D M Trotman, O F Mason

PMID: 3901328

Abstract

The effectiveness of commercially available domestic air purifiers to reduce airborne Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and mouldy hay dust was investigated. It was found that the rate of particle clearance is a function of the volume of air passing through the purifiers but that the low throughflow of air makes their use of little value in clearing particles from a normal sized room. Vacuum cleaners were more effective than air purifiers because of their higher air throughput, so too were high volume fan systems in conjunction with simple filtration units. Ionizers had no effect but steam condensation was very efficient at clearing airborne particles.

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