PORTABLE air purifiers fitted with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters can substantially improve indoor air quality during bushfire events, according to new research from the national science agency, CSIRO.
Published today in Public Health Research & Practice, researchers found that HEPA filters, when used appropriately, can substantially improve indoor air quality by 30-74% during smoke episodes caused by prescribed burns.
The findings could help to protect 2.7m-plus Australians currently affected by asthma.
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