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Travel Med Infect Dis

Title:		Cabin air filtration: helping to protect occupants from infectious diseases
Author(s):		Bull K;
Address:		"Pall Europe Ltd., Portsmouth, Hants PO6 1TD, UK. karen_bull@europe.pall.com"
Journal Title:		Travel Med Infect Dis
Year:		2008
Volume:		20071017
Issue:		3
Page Number:		142 - 144
DOI:		10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.08.004
ISSN/ISBN:		1477-8939 (Print) 1477-8939 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Presentation made at the Aviation Health Conference, London, November 2006. In modern aircraft, the air in the cabin is provided by the environmental control system (ECS) and consists of approximately 50% outside air (engine 'bleed air') mixed with approximately 50% filtered, recirculated air. This paper describes how modern aircraft cabin air filters are effective at removing airborne particulate contamination (such as bacteria and viruses) from the recirculated air system. It also describes one of the technological solutions that is currently available to treat any odours or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that may be present in the aircraft ECS"
Keywords:		"Air Microbiology Air Pollution, Indoor/*prevention & control *Aircraft Communicable Disease Control/*methods Filtration/instrumentation Humans Travel Ventilation/*instrumentation;"
Notes:		"MedlineBull, Karen eng Netherlands 2008/05/20 Travel Med Infect Dis. 2008 May; 6(3):142-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.08.004. Epub 2007 Oct 17"