Custom Search
Relative Humidity and Health
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, mites, asthma and range of relative humidity
Sponsored Links
Relative humidity (RH) should be within certain limits for controlling health aspect:
- Bacteria, 30 - 60% RH
- Viruses, 50 - 70% RH
- Fungi, less than 70% RH
- Mites, less than 70% RH
- Respiratory infections, above 40% RH
- Asthma, close to 50% RH
- Chemical interactions, less than 40% RH
- Ozone production, above 75% RH
In general relative humidity for human comfort ranges 30 - 60% RH.
Sponsored Links
Related Topics
- Physiology - Human physiology, air quality and comfort temperatures, activity and metabolic rates, health effects of carbon monoxide and more
Sponsored Links
Related Documents
- Absolute Humidity of Air - Humidity - or moist - is the water vapor present in air. Commonly used terms are Absolute, Specific and Relative Humidity
- Outdoor to Indoor Temperature Rise and Relative Humidity - The relationship between outdoor and indoor temperature rise - and the effect on the relative humidity
- Recommended Relative Humidity in Production and Process Environments - Recommended Relative Humidity - RH - in production and process environments like libraries, breweries, storages and more
- Relative Humidity of Air - The relative humidity of air can be expressed by partial vapor and air pressure - density of the vapor and air - or by the actual mass of the vapor and air
