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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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Eurovent 4/26- Selecting the right molecular filter for supply air for general ventilation

Created Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Eurovent 4/26 helps to guide HVAC professionals in the selecting appropriate molecular filters for outdoor air filtration, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations while optimising indoor air quality.

Air quality Standard and regulations

ISO 29461-3 the first international standard for turbomachinery air intake filter mechanical integrity 

Created Thursday, 24 April 2025

The first international test standard for reporting the mechanical integrity for turbomachinery air intake filters under high pressure

Standard and regulations Energy and Power Systems

ISO 14644-3 Guidelines

Created Thursday, 17 April 2025

Ensure cleanroom air quality with proper HEPA filter validation. Learn how ISO 14644-3 outlines essential testing procedures, including leak testing, airflow uniformity, particle counting, and filter integrity checks. Discover best practices to maintain compliance, prevent contamination, and enhance cleanroom efficiency. Read more about HEPA filter testing today!

Life science and healthcare Standard and regulations

EN 16798-3

Created Wednesday, 26 March 2025

EN16798-3 is the new standard for air filtration requirements in buildings. This standard lays out minimum filtration requirements based on your location and your buildings function.

Air quality Commercial and public buildings Standard and regulations

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

Created Monday, 18 September 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.

Air quality Commercial and public buildings Standard and regulations

ISO 10121-3:2022

Created Friday, 13 January 2023

The first classification system for molecular filters in general ventilation applications

Commercial and public buildings Standard and regulations

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

Created Friday, 9 September 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

Standard and regulations Energy and Power Systems

ISO 29461: Turbomachinery air intake filter standards

Created Friday, 9 September 2022

ISO 29461: Turbomachinery air intake filter standards

Standard and regulations Energy and Power Systems

Whitepaper: iso 29461-1 first gt air filter efficiency standard

Created Monday, 4 April 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.

Standard and regulations Energy and Power Systems

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

Created Thursday, 24 February 2022

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.

Standard and regulations Energy and Power Systems

Eurovent 4-21

Created Saturday, 1 May 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.

Standard and regulations

Eurovent 4-23

Created Saturday, 1 May 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.

Standard and regulations

En 1822 and iso 29463 hepa filter factory test

Created Monday, 19 April 2021

Not all HEPA filters are created equal. Only by using the EN1822:2019 and ISO 29463 test standards can end users really identify whether a HEPA filter has been manufactured and designed to fit the clean air requirements of their workplace.

Standard and regulations

Lcc

Created Monday, 19 April 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.

Standard and regulations Sustainability

HEPA filters and industry standards

Created Tuesday, 2 February 2021

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.

Air quality Life science and healthcare Standard and regulations

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

Created Tuesday, 2 February 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.

Standard and regulations

Camfil ProSafe 

Created Tuesday, 18 December 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.

Food and beverage Life science and healthcare Standard and regulations

PM1 - the new focus to protect human health

Created Tuesday, 18 December 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.

Take a Breath Standard and regulations

Camfil welcomes ISO 16890

Created Tuesday, 18 December 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.

Take a Breath Standard and regulations

What is PM1?

Created Tuesday, 18 December 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.

Take a Breath Standard and regulations