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 Safe Buildings Air Filtration and Cleaning

From 2003 to 2004, this effort verified the performance of technologies that can remove chemical or biological agents from building ventilation air. Resulting data can be used by:

These technologies were verified through a contract with RTI International.

In 2004, testing of these types of technologies was transferred to EPA’s National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) under its Technology Testing and Evaluation program.

The Safe Buildings Air Filtration and Cleaning effort verified technologies include the following:


Ventilation Media Air Filters

Company/Technology Name Verification Report
and Statement
Test/Quality
Assurance Plan
Verification Protocol
AAF International
BioCel I (Type SH)
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 492 KB) February 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 112 KB)
Biological Testing of General Ventilation Filters (PDF) (37 pp, 484 KB) September 2003 Not applicable.
AAF International
DriPak 90/95%
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 440 KB) December 2003
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 100 KB)
AAF International
PerfectPleat Ultra,
175-102-863
Report (PDF) (20 pp, 512 KB) September 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 84 KB)
Aeolus Corp.
Synthetic Minipleat Panel,
SMP-M12-24244
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 516 KB) February 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 120 KB)
Aeolus Corp.
Synthetic Minipleat V-Cell,
SMV-M13-2424
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 428 KB) December 2003
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 92 KB)
Aeolus Corp.
Synthetic Minipleat V-Cell,
SMV-M14-2424
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 436 KB) December 2003
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 100 KB)
Airflow Products
AFP30
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 448 KB) February 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 108 KB)
Columbus Industries
High Efficiency Mini Pleat
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 436 KB) February 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 104 KB)
Columbus Industries
SL-3 Ring Panel
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 424 KB) February 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 92 KB)
Filtration Group
AeroStar "C-Series" Polyester Panel Filter
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 428 KB) February 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 80 KB)
Filtration Group
AeroStar FP-98 Minipleat V-Bank Filter
Report (PDF) (19 pp, 448 KB)February 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 96 KB)
Glasfloss Industries, Inc.
Excel Filter, Model SBG24242898
Report (PDF) (20 pp, 528 KB) August 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 92 KB)
Glasfloss Industries, Inc.
Z-Pak Series S, Model ZPS24241295BO
Report (PDF) (20 pp, 536 KB) August 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 96 KB)
Tri-Dim Filter Corp.
Predator II, Model 8VADTP123C23CC000
Report (PDF) (20 pp, 516 KB) September 2004
Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 88 KB)

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