Effectiveness of a portable air filtration device in reducing allergen exposure during household chores
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Exposure to airborne allergens is an important risk factor for sensitization, allergic rhinitis and asthma. The aim of this study is to verify whether the use of an air filtration device, called “air purifier” (AP) is able to reduce indoor allergen exposure. In three rooms of one household with pets (a cat and a dog), inhalable dust was sampled with transportable pumps for 1–2 h during typical household chores on 15 days—either in the morning without the AP or in the afternoon using an AP. In addition to sampling inhalable dust both with a stationary and a personally carried pump with Teflon filters, nasal filters were used. Inhalable dust on the Teflon filters was quantified gravimetrically, and allergen content was measured on all filters (n = 90) using fluorescence enzyme immunoassays for domestic mites (DM), the cat allergen Fel d 1, and the dog allergen Can f 1. The use of the AP significantly reduced inhalable dust in both personal and stationary samples by 40 or 20%, respectively. In most cases, allergen exposure was also reduced; the median allergen concentrations in the air were up to 60% lower with the AP than without. Allergen exposure varied greatly, and with the exception of Can f 1 sampled with the personally carried pump, and DM allergens in the nasal samples, there was no significant difference with or without an AP. Typical household chores can result in high levels of exposure to indoor dust and allergens. The use of an AP however can reduce the inhalable dust concentrations, but the effect on allergen exposure was in most cases not large enough to achieve statistical significance.
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