Standards & Regulations
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Standards & Regulations

Working in a safety or maintenance position within any facility, you are aware of the standards and regulations set by your country’s government in order to protect your employees and the environment from harmful dust, mist and fumes. Camfil’s database of credible people and projects will work with your facility to find the solution that meets your regulations and standards, wherever you are.

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Real cost of clean air solutions

Created Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Often the initial purchase price for air filters or dust collectors is just the tip of the iceberg. The true costs for energy, maintenance and disposal are lurking below the surface. To make the most economic decision in the long-run, a detailed calculation considering all the factors will help to reduce your overall expenditure.

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9 questions about EPDs

Created Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Nine questions about Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). Answered by Anders Sundvik, Vice President of R&D at Camfil.

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insufficient or non-existent laws stand in the way of reducing global air pollution

Created Tuesday, July 11, 2023

A recent United Nations study shows that many countries lack the necessary laws and regulations to combat air pollution. There are also significant differences in how countries monitor and measure air quality and present their data.

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ISO 10121-3:2022

Created Tuesday, November 8, 2022

The first classification system for molecular filters in general ventilation applications

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ISO 29461-2 the first international Standard for filter performance in fog and mist environments

Created Friday, July 15, 2022

The first international test standard that rates a filter’s endurance in fog and mist environments and determines a filter’s resistance to water penetration

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ISO 29461: Turbomachinery Air Intake Filter Standards

Created Friday, July 15, 2022

ISO 29461: Turbomachinery Air Intake Filter Standards

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Whitepaper: ISO 29461-1 First GT Air Filter Efficiency Standard

Created Monday, March 14, 2022

For the first time, there is a GT-specific filter efficiency standard. Discover how ISO29461-1 can help you select the right filters for any turbomachinery application.

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ISO 29461-1:2021 - The first International test standard for turbomachinery filter efficiency & dust holding capacity

Created Tuesday, November 2, 2021

ISO 29461-1 is the first international test standard for reporting the efficiency for the entire range of air intake filters for gas turbines, compressors, and other turbomachinery applications.

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Eurovent 4/23 - choosing the right air filter

Created Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Eurovent 4/23 helps you determine the right filtration efficiency for your building based on your outdoor air quality and the activities undertaken in your building.

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Eurovent 4/21– Energy consumption of air filters

Created Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Eurovent 4/21 helps you determine the right filtration efficiency for your building based on your outdoor air quality and the activities undertaken in your building.

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EN 1822 and ISO 29463 HEPA filter factory test

Created Wednesday, March 10, 2021

EN 1822:2019 and ISO 29463 - HEPA filter test standard

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Select the right air filtration solution using Life Cycle Cost

Created Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The most important task for a filter is to reduce the amount of particles and pollutants in the ventilation air, but you can also reduce your energy costs if you look at which filters you have in the property by looking at the life cycle cost.

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The international test standard ISO 16890 for air filters for general ventilation

Created Monday, February 1, 2021

ISO 16890 is an international test standard for air filters that from 1 July 2018 has replaced EN 779. ISO 16890 classifies air filters based on particulate matter (PM), which makes it possible to directly see connections to our health and air pollutants.

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deep dive into the world of hepa air filters and why they define industry standards

Created Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Filtration is a physical, biological or chemical operation that separates solid matter – and sometimes fluids – from a mixture with a filter medium that has a complex structure through which only certain elements of the air (or fluid) can pass.

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Global Food Safety Guideline Webinar

Created Monday, April 1, 2019

In 2019 the BRCGS released a revision to their Global Food Safety Guideline. In this revision the requirements for Indoor air Quality and Air filtration have been expanded to give a clearer understanding of what is needed to pass BRCGS audits

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Eurovent 2019

Created Friday, January 4, 2019

The new Eurovent Classification is defined in Rating Standard RS4/C/001-2019 and covers all products in the scope of the Eurovent Certified Performance programme for Air Filters rated at 0.944 m3/s as nominal airflow.

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Global Moves Aim to Strengthen IAQ

Created Thursday, July 5, 2018

Two important international initiatives are set to impact on filtration in the home and at work to protect occupants from poor indoor air quality (IAQ). Whether small or large, the end product of our air filters is clean air.

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PM1 - The new focus to protect human health

Created Thursday, July 5, 2018

Ambient air quality has improved considerably in the last few decades by a range of measures. However, there is convincing evidence that current levels of air pollution still pose a considerable risk to human health.

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Camfil Welcomes ISO 16890

Created Thursday, July 5, 2018

This standard provides the first opportunity for global harmonisation as it proceeds to replace the two existing localised standards; ASHRAE 52.2 which is dominant in USA and EN779:2012 which is dominant in Europe.

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Chris Ecob on ISO 16890

Created Thursday, July 5, 2018

Chris Ecob, our IAQ expert, introduces the new ISO 16890 standard for testing and classification of air filters and offers interesting perspectives on the benefits for specifiers and users of filters.

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Camfil Welcomes Clean Air Strategy's Focus on IAQ

Created Thursday, July 5, 2018

Following the launch of the UK government's Clean Air Strategy 2019, Camfil welcomes its recognition of the effect of Indoor Air Quality on people's health.

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Camfil ProSafe 

Created Thursday, July 5, 2018

Some processes are more sensitive than others. If you work in the food and beverage or life science industries, you know how tough the demands on clean air are. To be sure you have the right filter, look for the ProSafe symbol.

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What is PM1?

Created Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Humans eat 1kg of food each day, drink 2,5 kg of fluids and breathe more than 15kg of air per day. We take care about the food we eat and the water that we drink, but rarely do we consider the air we breath. Find out more with our Take A Breath infographics.

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