Data centres are not only storehouses of a company’s digital data; they can also source a surprising amount of pollutants. Yet the air quality inside them is ignored. According to studies, poor air quality can degrade hardware, increase downtime, and have a substantial impact on operational efficiency and sustainability initiatives.
The possible pollutants and their sources can include: –
Sources | Pollutants |
Traffic Exhaust, Wildfires, And Industrial Facilities | Particulate Matter (PM2.5, PM10) |
Backup Generators (Diesel Exhaust) | Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Particulate Matter (PM) |
Overheated servers, Electrical components, and Off-Gassing building materials | VOCs |
Adhesives and coatings used in data centre equipment | Formaldehyde |
chlorine-based chemicals are used for water treatment in cooling systems, Cleaning Agents | Chlorine |
Industrial Facilities, Battery Backups, Landfills, Drainages | Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) |
Coolant leaks from systems | Ammonia and Chlorofluorocarbons |
Human Respiration, Combustion Appliances, Indoor Plants, Occupancy Density, Building Materials & Furnishing | CO2 |
Refrigerants
| Hydrogen Fluoride and Ammonia |
High-voltage equipment, like power supplies and servers, Electrostatic precipitators | Ozone |
Others:
Proper filtration and the use of appropriate filters can help you protect your data centres and server rooms. We offer multistage filters that include particle and molecular filters. Multi-stage filters can assist improve indoor air quality by maintaining the level of particle and gaseous contaminants. Monitoring air quality for humans is just as important as it is for data centres.
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