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If I am to err on the side of caution:

Can fire retardants be filtered by commercial off-the-shelf Air Filters?

If yes what type of tech or air filter type would filter these? For the sake of 'neutrality' would prefer a discussion focused on the working principle of the filter tech instead of just casual 'product naming'.



Depends on how you define air filter.

I think you have to have one that can capture VCOs, which puts you into expensive, but still considered normal consumer (as opposed to professional/enterprise/commercial/etc), products.

So, I'd suggest offhand to look at IQAir and Austin Air products to see if any of them state they can grab OPFRs. Their bottom level products probably won't.


If you own your residence, and live somewhere with good air quality most of the year, forget about air filtering and go for air changeovers. Read about ERV/HRV.

Activated carbon filters are inexpensive and remove VOCs but in my experience not terribly quickly.




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