Can you clean a HEPA filter? If so, how should you wash or clean a HEPA filter? These questions keep cropping up, as they’re just about the only remaining problem for HEPA filters. HEPA filters are almost perfect: they are backed by tons of scientific tests; they’re pretty cheap; they use … Read more
There’s a popular conception that plants are effective at filtering out VOCs like benzene and formaldehyde, but can plants filter harmful chemicals at meaningful levels? Recent studies have found that that plants have no detectable on removing formaldehyde or other gas pollutants under real-world conditions. Why People Think Plants Can … Read more
This post contains supplemental data for the post “Can I Clean or Wash HEPA filters?“. It includes detailed information about the testing method, and the original data, open-sourced for all to view. Click here to view the original article Open Data Particle Capture Tests For the particle capture tests, CK … Read more
