Glossary of Terms

1. HVAC

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning.

2. IAQ

Indoor Air Quality.

3. Kill Chamber

The section of ducting that contains the UV-C lamp(s) and L2B’s HR/PCO coating technology.

4. Kill Rate

The percentage of contaminants removed using the UVGI air purification system.

5. MERV

Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value. A measurement scale to rate the effectiveness of air filters. The MERV scale goes from 1-16. The higher the MERV rating, the greater percentage of particles captured on each pass.

6. Nebulizer

A nebulizer is a device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. They are commonly used for the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis and other respiratory diseases.

7. Sick Building Syndrome

Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified.

8. URV

UVGI Rating Values. The scale for rating UVGI air treatment systems based on the ultraviolet dosage they produce.

9. UV-C

Ultraviolet light in the range 200-280 nm. UV-C is ideal for disinfection.

10. UVGI

Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation.

11. VOCs

Volatile Organic Compounds. Organic chemical compounds that have high enough vapor pressures under normal conditions to significantly vaporize and enter the atmosphere. Volatile organic compounds are numerous and varied. Although ubiquitous in nature and modern industrial society, they may also be harmful or toxic. VOCs, or subsets of the VOCs, are often regulated.

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Canada: L2B Environmental Systems Inc.

Mailing Address:
143 Ferndale Drive North
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 9V9

Phone (toll free): 1-800-714-7266
Phone (local): 1-705-733-3493
Fax: 1-705-733-1388

To purchase ALL•AIR™ systems, lamps or filters:
sales@l2binc.com
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engineering@L2Binc.com

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