Optimum air quality in vehicle interiors
Regular air exchange should therefore ensure a healthy, safe air quality inside the vehicle. Ambient air can contain a large number of constituents that give cause for concern.
Interfering components
Apart from dust particles and gaseous pollutants, these also include various bioaerosol constituents (airborne bacteria, fungi, viruses, pollen and various metabolites). The ventilation systems of vehicles are therefore equipped with extremely efficient filters, which are intended to prevent soiling of air-carrying components and health risks for the vehicle occupants. Normal outside air only contains small quantities of pathogens, yet a large number of allergy-triggering constituents (pollen, fungi spores, fragments of microorganisms) can be detected in ambient air all year round.
30 percent of the Germans have allergies
In Germany, allergies have a negative effect on the well-being of around 30 % of the population. As air is humans' most important "food" in terms of quantity, the provision of low-allergen air is particularly important for human health. Vehicles are also operated in different workplaces (agriculture and forestry, waste industry, etc.) with highly increased concentrations of bioaerosol constituents. Filters adapted to such specific tasks can ensure that the vehicle occupants are supplied with safe air in these cases too.
bifa is assisting MANN+HUMMEL Innenraumfilter GmbH & Co. KG with the trial and further development of innovative filters, which ensure that vehicle occupants are supplied with high-quality air low in allergens, germs and particles.