Here’s what you need to know about the innovative Panasonic Nanoe X indoor solutions and how they tackle the haze
The haze has become something that we’ve had to endure every year for those of us living in Malaysia and in many other countries in Southeast Asia. Almost like clockwork, visibility on the roads gets worse than sitting in London fog and the air is tinged with the scent of a dumpster fire. To say nothing of the slew of allergies, breathing problems and other health issues that kick in at about the same time.
Panasonic Nanoe X effectiveness in removing harmful PAH case study findings
To understand more about the haze and solutions to tackle it effectively, Panasonic conducted an in-depth study in collaboration with the Malaysia-Japan International institute of Technology (MJIIT) to determine solutions for cleaner and safer indoor air quality when the haze hits our shores and how Panasonic Nanoe X indoor solutions are able to effectively address this perennial problem.
Professor Dr Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Shaikh Salim said, “Haze is a serious social issue in Southeast Asia. With human activities, including industries that had been stagnant during the pandemic, now resuming, there is a concern that Haze-related damage may worsen. During Haze events, the atmosphere contains various substances, among which PAHs are particularly harmful to human health, raising significant health concerns. Through this study, we found that nanoe X can inhibit PAHs contained in Haze. Based on these results, nanoe X is expected to be a technology that can mitigate health damage caused by Haze and improve indoor environments.”
Based on the study, it was determined that almost the entirety of the population in Southeast Asia (99.9%) are living in areas where air pollution exceeds the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) safe air standards. Unfortunately, this makes taking a breath of fresh air outdoors, especially when it’s the haze season an exercise in futility. Even if it’s outside of the haze season, a heady breath of outdoors air gets a slew of dust, pollen, pollutants, viruses and more with every breath.
What’s worse is that when the haze hits, it also adds in a nasty cocktail of dangerous pollutants too referred to as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds – naphthalene, acenaphthene and fluorene. These PAHs are not only hazardous to health, causing decreased lung function, contribute towards cardiovascular diseases and more. What’s worse is that these pollutants persist in the environment, increasing in concentration during haze periods.
The air prufication capabilities of Panasonic Nanoe X were showcased in a live demonstration
The study, done under the supervision of DR. Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Shaikh Salim demonstrated that Panasonic’s innovative nanoe X technology can significantly reduce the presence of these key Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds – naphthalene, acenaphthene and fluorene commonly found in haze, which pose serious health and environmental risks. It was found that Panasonic Nanoe X technology was able to effectively remove the three aforementioned hazardous PAH substances from the immediate area.
As one of their most innovative technologies, Panasonic Nanoe X technology is deployed in a host of appliances and products in their line-up including air purifiers as well as their latest air conditioners for residential and commercial use. For more details, you can check out Panasonic’s official page here.
Panasonic Nanoe x air purification technologies are used in a variety of Panasonic offerings including their latest air conditioners