New generation of cabin filters from Mann+Hummel

According to a warning issued by the European Environment Agency, "Particulate matter is the air pollutant that poses the greatest health risk to people in Europe." The latest findings by the German Federal Environmental Agency on particulate pollution in Germany and the associated hazards are also alarming. When it comes to road traffic, the priority is therefore to protect occupants of cars and commercial vehicles as well as bus passengers from polluted outside air.

As per a company report, filter manufacturer Mann+Hummel has consequently developed a new generation of cabin filters which ensures almost 100pc removal of even the tiniest particles, which are particularly hazardous to health. The company also supplies modern particulate filters to the independent aftermarket under the Mann-Filter brand name.

The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has calculated that, on average, some 47,000 people die prematurely in Germany every year as a result of particulate pollution. It warns that air pollution can result in acute respiratory disease, heart and lung disease or lung cancer. "The particulate limit value was only exceeded at around 3pc of all measuring stations, This figure appears low, but it doesn't reflect the actual hazard posed to human health by particulate matter, particularly if we take into account the much more stringent recommendations issued by the World Health Organization (WHO)," says UBA Vice-President Thomas Holzmann.

The WHO has recommended much lower particulate limit values than the EU for many years. According to the latest UBA findings, the WHO's guideline value for particles smaller than 10 microns (PM10) was exceeded at almost 51pcof all measuring stations in Germany in 2013.

Source: Mann+Hummel