Up to 90 percent of drinking water contaminants in ultrasonic humidifier aerosols are inhalable

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/mali-ut9112415.php

Public Release: 24-Nov-2015
Up to 90 percent of drinking water contaminants in ultrasonic humidifier aerosols are inhalable
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News

A new study of five drinking water samples of different quality shows that ultrasonic humidifiers aerosolize and emit dissolved contaminants that can be inhaled, including minerals and metals. For an ultrasonic humidifier, 90% of the aerosols formed are in the respirable range, which may have negative effects on human health depending on the quality of the water source, as reported in the study published in Environmental Engineering Science, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available to download for free on the Environmental Engineering Science website until December 24, 2015.

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