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Evaluation of a portable air purifier

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

J. C. Lawrence ,
H. A. Lilly  and
M. D. Wilkins
J. C. Lawrence
Affiliation:
MRC Industrial Injuries and Burns Unit, Birmingham Accident Hospital
H. A. Lilly
Affiliation:
MRC Industrial Injuries and Burns Unit, Birmingham Accident Hospital
M. D. Wilkins
Affiliation:
MRC Industrial Injuries and Burns Unit, Birmingham Accident Hospital
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A portable air purifier significantly reduced mal odour in a small room. If the atmosphere was deliberately contaminated with Serratia marcescens the unit rapidly removed this organism. However, if incorrectly sited, the purifier could disperse organisms into the atmosphere.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 203 - 208
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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