Learn about the first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health and its effect on indoor air quality, home air filters, and the fight against pollution. As the problem of air pollution continues to raise concerns about its effect on public health, driving demand for home air filters and other air pollution solutions, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently took action by convening … [Read more...]
Why Is California’s Clean Car Initiative Betting Big on Green Cars?
Learn why California is betting big on green cars as part of an effort to ease dependence on commercial air filtration systems in preserving indoor air quality. As the list of cities around the world turning to commercial air filtration systems to protect air quality inside homes and buildings continues to grow, a number of city governments are taking it upon themselves to reduce air pollution … [Read more...]
What Recess Guidelines Mean for Commercial Air Filtration Systems
How Utah’s Recess Guidelines Are Tied to Air Quality Learn why Utah schools follow recess guidelines during inversions, and how commercial air filtration systems protect indoor air quality during this time. With winter here, residents in Utah are once again advised to brace themselves for higher air pollution levels brought about by temperature inversions. For parents, it’s time to once again … [Read more...]
Why Has China Cut Production of 500 Car Models?
What China’s Ban of 500 Car Models Means for Commercial Air Filtration Systems Camfil Commercial Air Filter News – In an effort to ease the burden on the country’s commercial air filtration systems, the Chinese government has suspended production of more than 500 car models and model versions that fail to meet the country’s fuel economy standards. The move is one of the latest in a series of … [Read more...]
What the EPA’s Relaxed Mileage Standards Mean for the Air Purifier Industry
The air purifier industry has an opportunity to increase profits, and it’s handed to them by no less than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency is considering a rollback of vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards implemented under the Obama Administration, which placed the recommended fuel economy at 54.5 miles per gallon until 2025, thereby reducing carbon emissions that … [Read more...]
Air Pollution’s Toxic Relationship with Climate Change
It’s no secret that air pollution particles generated by cars, diesel trucks, factories, cooking stoves, coal-fired power plants, and forest fires are all major contributors to the dirty and unhealthy layer of smog that blankets several cities and regions around the world. It’s also one of the many factors driving demand for commercial high efficiency filters. How Climate Change Is Driving Demand … [Read more...]
What Policies Can Governments Implement to Lower Pollution Levels?
Despite the tremendous efforts to make the air cleaner and safer to breathe since the 1970s, air pollution continues to be a major problem in the United States, impacting both the environment and public health. The latter is also the reason why high efficiency air filters are a much-needed addition in many homes and buildings. Air pollution, after all, can still affect indoor air quality. How … [Read more...]
Your Children Are Vulnerable to Air Pollution!
Over the past 30 years, state and federal initiatives designed to improve air quality have made great strides towards reducing air pollution levels. While things have indeed improved and the days of smog-covered cities that defined life in the 50s are long behind us, it’s hard to deny that commercial air filtration is still necessary in many parts of the world. Among the many measures used to … [Read more...]
Protecting Ourselves from Air Pollution
Buying High Efficiency Air Filtration: Is it real or a myth? The rise of commercial air filtration comes alongside increased concerns over the problem of air pollution. In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that around 7 million people around the world (or one in eight people) died as a result of exposure to polluted air. It’s a finding that exceeds previous estimates by more … [Read more...]
Commercial Air Filters Are Solving the Cross-State Pollution Crisis
Cross-state air pollution is an environmental challenge that is one of the many factors driving demand for our commercial air filters. On July 6, 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implemented the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) in an effort to address the problem of power plant emissions from upwind states that cross state lines and reduce air quality in … [Read more...]
