Reducing relative humidity to control the house dust mite Dermatophagoides farinae
Journal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyPublished 1 October 1999Open access
Larry G. Arlian, Jacqueline S. Neal, DiAnn L. Vyszenski-Moher
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This study indicates that maintaining mean daily RH below 50%, even when RH rises above 50% for 2 to 8 hours daily, effectively restricts population growth of these mites and thus the production of allergen.
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This study indicates that maintaining mean daily RH below 50%, even when RH rises above 50% for 2 to 8 hours daily, effectively restricts population growth of these mites and thus the production of allergen. To completely prevent population growth of D farinae, RH must be maintained below 35% for at least 22 hours per day when the daily RH is 75% or 85% for the remainder of the day.
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