A toxic air alert issued last month for eight London boroughs by Mayor Sadiq Khan, with warnings of a public health emergency and a seemingly worsening UK air quality scenario.
In response, MANN-FILTER UK aftermarket director, Phil Elson said: “In view of the latest toxic air quality alert, we believe the Aftermarket Industry can play an important role by helping to improve the purity of vehicle interior air.
The recent breaches prompted campaigners to step up calls to ban diesel vehicles from the capital’s streets, as the toxic gas has been linked to thousands of premature deaths and cases of respiratory disease.
Phill added: “Reports of dangerously high levels of NO2 air contamination seem commonplace today and there’s a danger that we could become blasé regarding the very real health risks associated with air pollution.
“On a more positive note however, the levels of contaminant protection offered by cabin air filters has taken another step forward, thanks to the continuous development of highly efficient filter media.”
MANN+HUMMEL’s recently launched MANN-FILTER FreciousPlus cabin air filters have an additional biofunctional media layer containing natural polyphenol, designed to trap allergens.
A further antimicrobial coating starves bacteria and moulds of the nutrition required for their survival.
MANN+HUMMEL say garages have an opportunity to ensure that vehicle drivers and their passengers benefit from this readily available technology by replacing cabin air filters every 12,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first.
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