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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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The use of HEPA filters and traps help prevent contamination of vacuum equipment and exposure of personnel who work on that equipment.
HEPA filters must be routinely maintained and certified to reduce the potential of exposure from leaks.
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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper
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Certified HEPA filters, like those used by Miele and Lindhaus , are tested and marked with a certification number which gives the user the assurance that the HEPA specification efficiency is actually being achived by the filter.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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HEPA vacuum cleaners are fitted with High Efficiency Particulate Air filters, capable of capturing tiny dust particles that would pass through a regular vacuum cleaner filter.
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Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model
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HEPA filters are typically constructed of paper-thin sheets of borosilicate medium, plated to increase surface area, and affixed to a frame.
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Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur
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The HEPA filters incorporated in clean workstations are percent efficient devices only, and therefore the class of air cleanliness achieved by the workstation is directly proportionate to the number of particles in the air surrounding the workstation.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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The HEPA filters used in class 100 laminar flow workstations are typically rated at 99.
HEPA filters in very dusty, dirty environments may need replacement cartridges in a year.
Multi HEPA 95 and 99 filters are used in various facilities that require particulate free clean air.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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HEPA filters are effective at trapping particulates and infectious agents, but not at capturing volatile chemicals or gases.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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True HEPA filters are the best buy for allergy sufferers because they retain virtually all airborne contaminants, even bacteria and some viruses.
If it were true that HEPA filters were breeding grounds for dust mites and germs, then they would not be used in hospitals and cleanrooms.
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