title: Preventing airborne contamination.
abstract: The air in a hospital contains a variety of contaminants originating from outdoor air, but also significant concentrations of compounds emitted indoors. All of these are transferred and distributed via the central heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems unless protective measures are taken.
authors.affiliation: Lifa Air, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jalonen
mesh_terms: D000389:Air Conditioning; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005374:Filtration / Q000592:standards; D006361:Heating; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*