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The different particles have different impacts on the human body
PM1 particles are most dangerous
Possible consequences:
Heart attack, lung cancer, dementia, emphysema, edema or other serious diseases
The new standard classifies the filters in 4 groups
Minimum efficiency is 50% to be classified per group
Result is rounded off in 5% steps (50% ... 95%)
In total 49 new “classes”
Coarse <50% of Pm10
ePM10 >50% of Pm10
ePM2.5 >50% of PM2.5
ePM1 >50% of PM1
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