Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Chemical sensitivities

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Aug 1, 2005, at 2:48 PM, OCC611ng wrote:
>

>     A HEPA filtering device only removes particulates.  HEPA stands 
> for High
> Energy Particulate Air.
>
>     In order to remove the VOC's given off by candles and fragrances, 
> you
> need an activated carbon filter.  Many years ago I got so sick from 
> Sterno
> heaters at a party that I lost my powers of speech and could hardly 
> walk.
> If large activated carbon filter devices had been used, I probably 
> would
> have at least been able to explain my problem to others.

The Hepa filters I've had also had carbon filters.

With sterno, I think it would had to have been a BIG filter.

Sharon.