TL;DR
A HEPA air scrubber is a portable filtration unit that pulls room air through a 99.97-percent-at-0.3-micron filter stack and exhausts cleaned air, run continuously during mold remediation, fire cleanup, and dusty demolition. Ducted to blow outside the work zone it creates negative pressure that keeps contaminated containment air from escaping; recirculating, it simply cleans the space.
What it means
A HEPA air scrubber is a portable filtration unit that pulls room air through a 99.97-percent-at-0.3-micron filter stack and exhausts cleaned air, run continuously during mold remediation, fire cleanup, and dusty demolition. Ducted to blow outside the work zone it creates negative pressure that keeps contaminated containment air from escaping; recirculating, it simply cleans the space. Restoration standards such as the IICRC S520 expect scrubbers in mold containments, and rental days appear as line items on insurance scopes.
Where it sits in the glossary
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