Computer Room Contaminants
The most harmful contaminants in a computer room environment are often overlooked, as anything smaller than 10 microns (10 μm) is not normally visible by the naked eye (a strand of human hair is about 100 μm wide). These ultrafine particles can do the most damage as they easily migrate with the computer room’s recirculating air system, through your equipment vents, bypassing filters, and right into your sensitive hardware causing potentially catastrophic damage.
The importance of managing contamination, and air quality levels, in a controlled computer room environment is well recognised. Even purposed designed data centres need continued maintenance.