KC keeps tabs on exhaust fumes
KC Business Services Ltd, which distributes EHC exhaust filtration systems, has warned of the dangers that engine emissions can pose, particularly when vehicles and machines are used indoors or in confined spaces.
“An often-overlooked fact is that modern diesel vehicles emit more of the very small toxic exhaust particles,” said the company.
“This is due to more accurate combustion and pre-installed ceramic particulate filters that trap larger particles around PM 10 in size.
“The most dangerous particles are between PM 0.20- PM 0.40 in size as they contain the absolute most carcinogenic toxins, but also because they penetrate deeper and get stuck in our lung tissue.
“Diesel and petrol engine emissions include the following elements in varying proportions: carbon (soot), water 
(H2O), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen (N2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), oxides of sulphur such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, various hydrocarbons (HC) [and] polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
“These elements are reduced with modern technology, but this technology is generally only working correctly when the engine is at running temperature; with the engine cold the emissions are greater. This is where the use of temporary filters come into their own as they work from startup.
“Thanks to the technology developed at EHC, over 99 per cent of the hazardous particles all the way down to PM0.12 can be contained before entering the workspace. This makes it possible to work with large machines and vehicles even in an indoor environment.”
Filtration is available for all sizes of engine, these can either be fitted temporarily or as a permanent feature.
