Questions tagged [air-quality]
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a term which refers to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. IAQ can be affected by gases (including carbon monoxide, radon, volatile organic compounds), particulates, microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), or any mass or energy stressor that can induce adverse health conditions.
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How do bleedless passenger airliners keep cabin air breathable?
When you web-search an answer for how airliners maintain cabin air breathability, the typical answer you get is that bleed air is the key: new air comes in from the outside and gets mixed with old air....
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Is the air in aircraft cabin toxic?
I just listened to the recent BBC podcast episode Aerotoxicity: the hidden dangers of flying and there were interesting claims there:
Cabin air in modern passenger aircrafts comes directly from ...
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Do pilots get more fresh air than passengers? [duplicate]
There is a famous air travel myth claiming that "pilots get more fresh air than passengers".
(source: The pure cure, p.375)
I would like experts to either dispel or confirm this myth, that ...
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Do pilots breathe the same air as passengers?
Do pilots breathe the same quality of air as passengers ?
(i.e. identical parameters: same O2, CO2 and O3 levels, same temperature, same humidity, etc.)
Do pilots breath the same air as passengers (...
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Why does the cabin air sometimes smell of kerosene? [duplicate]
Why does the cabin air sometimes smell of jet fuel, although bleed air is tapped before it comes in contact with fuel ? How is this possible?
I have smelled this a couple of times in my life (twice ...
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How to measure the Aircraft cabin air quality?
Is there any tool or mechanism to do quantitative analysis of aircraft cabin/cockpit air quality?
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