Air Filtration for Animal Clinic Odors
Animal clinics and veterinary offices can encounter a wide range of odors from animals, disinfectants, and other sources within the facility. One common source is ammonia, which can be present at elevated levels in urine when an animal’s liver is not functioning correctly due to infection or disease. Ammonia can produce a pungent and unpleasant odor that can affect the indoor environment.
Veterinary facilities may also use disinfecting products that contain aldehydes and ketones, creating additional gaseous contaminants that need to be addressed through air filtration.
Hydrosil has worked with animal clinics on various air filtration projects to address these types of odors. Depending on the application, clinics have installed separate passes or blends of HS-AC-P-PO and HS-600 within their air handling units.
Industry Type: Animal Service
Pollutants: Ammonia, aldehydes, ketones
Media Used: HS-AC-P-PO, HS-600
The Challenge: Odors in Veterinary Facilities
Animal clinics can experience different types of airborne odors depending on the animals being treated and the products used throughout the facility.
Ammonia is one potential source of strong odors. When animals have certain liver infections or diseases, higher levels of ammonia may be present in urine, contributing to a pungent odor within the clinic.
Disinfecting products can also contribute to indoor air quality concerns. Aldehydes and ketones are commonly associated with disinfecting applications and can create additional odors within veterinary offices.
Because these contaminants have different characteristics, a combination of air filtration media may be used to address multiple contaminants within the same air handling system.
HS-AC-P-PO for Ammonia and Ketones
Hydrosil’s HS-AC-P-PO media can be used in air filtration applications involving ammonia and ketones.
Animal clinics have incorporated HS-AC-P-PO into air handling units either as a separate filtration pass or as part of a blended media configuration. This provides a targeted approach for addressing ammonia and ketones associated with veterinary environments.
HS-600 for Aldehydes
HS-600 provides another treatment component for veterinary air filtration applications.
HS-600 is used to oxidize aldehydes commonly found in veterinary offices, including:
- Formaldehyde
- Acetaldehyde
- Benzaldehyde
- Tolualdehyde
Using HS-600 alongside HS-AC-P-PO allows the filtration system to address different types of gaseous contaminants within the same facility.
Combining Air Filtration Media
Animal clinic odor control can require more than one type of filtration media because different contaminants require different treatment approaches.
Hydrosil has worked with animal clinics using separate passes or blended configurations of HS-AC-P-PO and HS-600 within existing air handling units. The media can be selected and configured based on the contaminants present and the requirements of the individual facility.
This approach allows veterinary offices to address ammonia, ketones, and aldehydes as part of a broader gas-phase air filtration strategy.
Air Filtration for Animal Clinics
Veterinary offices and animal clinics can experience a variety of airborne contaminants and odors associated with animals, urine, disinfectants, and other activities within the facility.
Hydrosil provides specialty odor filtration media for applications involving ammonia, aldehydes, ketones, and other gaseous contaminants. For animal clinics experiencing persistent odors or looking to improve their existing air filtration systems, Hydrosil can help identify an appropriate media and filtration configuration based on the specific application.
