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Health benefits of the use of portable air purifiers that reduce exposure to PM2.5 in residences: The case of childhood asthma in London

Cooper, E; Wang, Y; Stamp, S; Mumovic, D; (2021) Health benefits of the use of portable air purifiers that reduce exposure to PM2.5 in residences: The case of childhood asthma in London. In: Proceedings of RoomVent 2020. : Online. Green open access

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Abstract

Home air purifiers (HAPs), utilizing HEPA filtration as the primary mechanism of air cleaning aim to reduce particulate matter (PM) concentrations that are known to be harmful to health. In the work described here, PM2.5 concentrations were continuously monitored for 6 months inside and at the ground floor exterior of 18 flats in London. Median bedroom PM2.5 concentration of all flats was measured at 14 µg m-3 in the bedroom at the start of HAP operation. In the bedrooms where the HAP was in use, a clear decay curve was seen resulting in a 45% reduction of PM2.5 over 90 minutes of run time. Based upon these findings, and the published positive association between PM2.5 and asthma (OR = 1.28 per 3.2µg/m3 ), an estimated 1,361 additional QALYs per 10,000 children were achieved using HAPs in health impact models.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Health benefits of the use of portable air purifiers that reduce exposure to PM2.5 in residences: The case of childhood asthma in London
Event: RoomVent 2020
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://roomvent2020.org/
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Health impact, air purifier, particulate matter
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129219
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