A member of ASHRAE’s epidemic task force has launched an initiative to set up independent, peer-reviewed testing of indoor air-treatment systems for their efficacy against viruses and for any negative impacts on indoor air quality. The campaign has already raised its goal of $25,000 to underwrite the tests.
虽然使用符合HEPA MERV-13评级的滤波器的系统，但也有一些“主动处理”空气清洁系统，其中一些顾问说，其中一些顾问将颗粒发射到空气中以减少杂质和病原体。室内空气质量的博士学位，帮助编写ASHRAE 62.1 IAQ标准。
Zataari表示，许多这些系统从未经过同行评审测试。此外，这些设备没有标准，即机械工程师可以在设计或改造空气处理系统时参考。
“I noticed there are a lot of these electronic air-cleaner companies that claim to clean the air enough [so] you don’t need outside air anymore,” Zataari says. “They present themselves as a one-stop shop, the magic bullet to all [air-related] problems.”
Her concern is that products using a range of technologies other than HEPA filters, from plasma to ionization to generation of airborne hydrogen peroxide, have not been subject to enough scrutiny of their efficacy and side effects.
“The marketing is really good, 99% effective sounds really great,” she says. “But I want to make the standard more stringent, so these companies need to show more proof before their [products] are installed in buildings.”
机械工程师William Bahnfleth，工作队长，同意。“宾夕法尼亚州立大学建筑工程教授Bahnfleth说：”一些空气清洁剂根本不如声称的那么有效。“但其他人通过将反应性物质引入我们在室内呼吸的空气中，[它们]有可能导致一系列不利影响，从直接影响健康到形成有害的副产品。”
Zataari特别关注学区和其他较低的魅力客户目前购买的客户，他们无法完全理解。“在这些不确定的时期，我们需要某些解决方案，”她说。
The next step is testing, set to begin soon at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
