pfa和邻苯二甲酸盐与各种健康问题有关, 包括哮喘, 降低疫苗反应, 出生体重下降, 儿童大脑发育的改变, 新陈代谢改变和某些癌症, 布劳恩说, 谁研究这些化学物质对人体健康的影响. 他们也 被认为干扰内分泌的 可能模仿或干扰人体荷尔蒙的化学物质. 更重要的是, pfa have been associated with 降低疫苗反应 in children 和 also may increase the severity of 和 susceptibility to COVID-19 in adults.

“的 reduction of pfa 和 phthalate levels is a wonderful co-benefit to the Corsi-Rosenthal盒子,” 该研究的合著者罗宾·多德森说, 他是寂静之春研究所的研究科学家 和 expert in chemical exposures in the indoor environment.. “这些盒子是可以接近的, 容易制作而且相对便宜, 目前，它们正在全国各地的大学和家庭中使用.”

“科西-罗森塔尔盒子的设计很简单, cost-effective tool to promote accessible 和 effective air cleaning during the COVID-19 p和emic; the fact that the boxes are also effective at filtering out air pollutants is a fantastic discovery,” 理查德·科西, one of the inventors of the boxes 和 dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California, 戴维斯. “I am thrilled that researchers at 威尼斯人娱乐场信誉官网 和 寂静的春天学院 have identified a significant co-benefit of the boxes with respect to reduced exposure to two harmful classes of indoor pollutants: pfa 和 邻苯二甲酸盐.

这一观点得到了 吉姆·罗森塔尔, 科西的合作者兼空气救援技术公司的首席执行官, 该公司生产用于科西-罗森塔尔箱的MERV-13过滤器.

“This interesting research showing that the air filters not only reduce particles carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus but also reduce other indoor air pollutants could be very significant as we continue to work to create cleaner 和 safer indoor air,罗森塔尔说.

的 researchers also found that the Corsi-Rosenthal盒子 increase sound levels by an average of 5 decibels during the day 和 10 decibels at night, 在某些情况下，哪些会让人分心, 比如教室. However, Braun said, the health benefits of the box likely outweigh the audio side effects.

“盒式过滤器确实会产生一些噪音，”布劳恩说. “But you can construct them quickly for about $100 per unit, with materials from the hardware store. 它们不仅非常有效，而且具有可扩展性.”

威尼斯人娱乐场信誉官网研究的作者包括 佼佼者凯特Manz 和 库尔特Pennell 从工程学院，和 杰米·刘, Shaunessey•伯克斯 和 理查德•普 来自公共卫生学院. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation 和 the National Institute of 环境al Health Sciences.