Mitigation of individual odorous bushfire smoke semi-volatile compounds using a multimodal domestic room air purifier 

Exposure to bushfire smoke can have serious health outcomes. The use of multimodal domestic room air purifiers represents one control option. Smoke infiltration in homes can result in persistent odour from smoke semi-volatiles, but there are few published studies assessing the mitigation of odorous semi-volatiles. 

A bench-mounted test apparatus, contained within a fume cupboard, was constructed to assess single-pass air purifier performance. The test apparatus, protocol and early results with ortho, meta and para cresol under different air purifier conditions are described. A critical overview of the recent literature on air purifiers and bushfire smoke will also be presented. 

About Dino

Dino is Adjunct Professor in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene and founding Director of Adelaide Exposure Science and Health at the University of Adelaide.

Dino is a Past President of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists and has served as the Australian Secretary of the International Commission on Occupational Health. He is currently the Chair of the College of Fellows of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety.

He has published in excess of 250 scientific papers and technical reports. He has expertise in indoor air quality, chemical hazard risk assessment and management, occupational and environmental epidemiology and intervention research.