| And those with the worst ventilation conditions in IES | The Department of Education of the City of Totana distributed yesterday a total of 199 purifying equipment with high-tech air filtration systems for use in all classrooms of all schools of Education n Infant and Primary, the "Clara Campoamor" Infant School and those with the worst ventilation conditions in the "Juan de la Cierva" and Prado Mayor "IES, respectively. The councilor for the branch, Agust n Gonzalo Mart nez, delivered the Hepa filters - an acronym for a high efficiency particle air filter -, thus complying with the plenary agreement of the Municipal Corporation , thus being covered all the classrooms of the schools of Totana; as well as 8 from the IES "Juan de la Cierva" and another 4 from the "Prado Mayor", which have greater ventilation problems. In addition, the devices have been acquired through the appropriate tender procedure with a total budget of 40,000 euros, as explained by the mayor of Education. Hepa filters are traditionally used in airplanes or hospitals (ICUs) to clean the air of particles such as viruses and bacteria; And now with the arrival of cold, it makes them a key element against the high risk of contagion by aerosols indoors, capturing viruses and expelling clean air in closed spaces. The mechanism is simple because it is a box with portable filters with a fan that draws air through it and then expels it clean into the room.
The filter is made up of a mesh of fibers placed randomly, which are usually layers of cellulose, synthetic fiber or glass and are arranged in an accordion shape in order to acquire more capacity to capture the particles.
Dangerous molecules for health. The Councilor for Education has stressed that this action comes to fulfill the commitment to improve the sanitary conditions of the classrooms of Totana's educational centers and has reiterated that "we are at key dates in the course of the pandemic, and any help is little.
" Likewise, he added that "for that reason, we have to continue appealing to individual responsibility to stop and end this situation" and stressed that "schools and institutes are being safe places thanks to the efforts of the entire educational community , with a special mention to the students who are giving a real lesson in behavior ".
