ArticleThe Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma2014
Reducing patients' exposures to asthma and allergy triggers in their homes: an evaluation of effectiveness of grades of forced air ventilation filters.
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- The Impact of Allergic Rhinitis on Australian Adults in an Urban Setting: A Qualitative Exploration.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Minimizing Indoor Allergen Exposure: What Works?Current allergy and asthma reports · 2024Review
- The impact of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning design features on the transmission of viruses, including the 2019 novel coronavirus: A systematic review of filtration.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Environmental Exposures Impact Pediatric Asthma Within the School Environment.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Filter evaluation and selection for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.Indoor air · 2022Article
- Reducing SARS-CoV-2 in Shared Indoor Air.JAMA · 2022Article
- Does Air Filtration Work for Cat Allergen Exposure?Current allergy and asthma reports · 2020Review
- Approaches to prevent the patients with chronic airway diseases from exacerbation in the haze weather.Journal of thoracic disease · 2016Review
- Evaluating the Long-Term Health and Economic Impacts of Central Residential Air Filtration for Reducing Premature Mortality Associated with Indoor Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) of Outdoor Origin.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Meteorological conditions, climate change, new emerging factors, and asthma and related allergic disorders. A statement of the World Allergy Organization.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2015Article
- Eastern Carolina Asthma Prevention Program (ECAPP): An Environmental Intervention Study Among Rural and Underserved Children with Asthma in Eastern North Carolina.Environmental health insights · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveMany interventions to reduce allergen levels in the home are recommended to asthma and allergy patients. One that is readily available and can be highly effective is the use of high performing filters in forced air ventilation systems.
methodsWe conducted a modeling analysis of the effectiveness of filter-based interventions in the home to reduce airborne asthma and allergy triggers. This work used "each pass removal efficiency" applied to health-relevant size fractions of particles to assess filter performance. We assessed effectiveness for key allergy and asthma triggers based on applicable particle sizes for cat allergen, indoor and outdoor sources of particles <2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5), and airborne influenza and rhinovirus.
resultsOur analysis finds that higher performing filters can have significant impacts on indoor particle pollutant levels. Filters with removal efficiencies of >70% for cat dander particles, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and respiratory virus can lower concentrations of those asthma triggers and allergens in indoor air of the home by >50%. Very high removal efficiency filters, such as those rated a 16 on the nationally recognized Minimum Efficiency Removal Value (MERV) rating system, tend to be only marginally more effective than MERV12 or 13 rated filters.
conclusionsThe results of this analysis indicate that use of a MERV12 or higher performing air filter in home ventilation systems can effectively reduce indoor levels of these common asthma and allergy triggers. These reductions in airborne allergens in turn may help reduce allergy and asthma symptoms, especially if employed in conjunction with other environmental management measures recommended for allergy and asthma patients.
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